Category: Marketing
Big Plans, Limited Budget
Starting an aggressive marketing effort and not having enough money to finish is poor planning. It’s like flying across the Atlantic with a half tank of fuel. Sure, you’ll make progress, but your plane better have floats because you’ll be landing in the Atlantic, and not in Paris.
Continue reading →Flying the unfriendly skies of United
Looks like the “Friendly Skies of United” are a little less friendly for musicians. Country singer Dave Carroll created this video regarding his less than “friendly” experience flying United Airlines
Continue reading →Kellogg’s vs Post Cereal. Taking advantage of opportunities during an economic downturn
Recently, I read an article that appeared in the New Yorker Magazine. It discussed how two well-known cereal companies, Kellogg’s and Post, dealt with the economic depression in the late 1920s. At the time, ready-to-eat cereals were relatively new and Americans didn’t view them as a real alternative to oatmeal…
Continue reading →Are Brochures Dead?
For some reason, a lot of people think brochures are dead because they figure they’ve got a website and why on Earth would they EVER need a brochure?
Continue reading →Linking Marketing & Sales
A question that people often ask me is: Is it fair ro link marketing to sales?
My answer is always, “Yes.”
Continue reading →Owning a Phrase (or Word)
Just do it.
Quality is job #1.
We try harder.
Healthy fast food.
It is entirely possible to “own” a phrase or a word in the mind of consumers. The above examples prove that – and it’s not just an option for big companies.
Continue reading →Being First-to-Market Doesn’t Necessarily Mean You Win
Your brand must evolve.
Apple still has tremendous market share and even though you might hear about a bunch of new, start-up companies making computers but, no matter what, they just can’t seem to measure up to Apple.
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