- Advertising Is the Price You Pay for Not Being Creative by John Rooks
We are at a unique place and time. The crossroads of environmental and economic crises provide agile companies with the ability to capture market share in a down market by cutting their media buys and engaging their fan base in ...
- Ten Steps for Creating a FANtastic Facebook Fan Page by Mari Smith
Facebook offers many features for strategic networking and generating visibility for your company.
Among them, Facebook fan pages are (currently) the only feature fully indexed by Google. By inserting keyword-rich text throughout your fan page and updating regularly, you can create ...
- Marketers: Don't Just Buy Media—Earn It! by Ben Straley
Want to get started with an effective earned-media marketing program? Here are three tips for launching, measuring, and monetizing a low-cost earned-media program that will drive a surge in online word-of-mouth traffic about your brand.
- Live Together, Suffer Alone: Understanding the Cross-Channel Mix (and Why Yours May Not Be Working) by Keith Kochberg
Today's marketers are challenged to implement multiple techniques—from search to affiliate to media advertising and more—to achieve different results. Each channel has its own set of rules, its own potential results, even its own manager (whether outsourced or in-house) to ...
- 'Hypey' Copy That Converts, and How to Write It
by Barry DensaHypey copy is like a fine wine. It has great legs, a fine body, and a rich nose.
Hype excites the emotions, stimulates the buying glands, and ultimately converts better- than-dull; drab; "only the facts, Ma'am" marcom-style copy.
The challenge, of course, ...
- What's the Color of Your Personal Brand? by William Arruda
Color is powerful. It's an important personal-branding tool, so use it wisely and consistently to support your personal-branding activities. To make the most of your color, follow these five rules.
- Six Steps to Forging Customer Relationships at Tradeshows and Conferences
by Kimberly SmithTradeshow and conference sponsorships don't come cheap, but they do bring prospects face-to-face with your company and brand. In doing so, they offer a unique opportunity to establish stronger, more-personal connections with potential customers, which can, in turn, generate solid ...
- The Tao of Green Marketing by Irv Weinberg, Carolyn Parrs
Consumers have begun to suffer from "green fatigue." It's not hard to understand why when you can buy organic gummy bears and free-range beef jerky nestled between the six-packs and the rolling paper in a convenience store.
For your green message ...
- What Banner Ads Can Learn From Billboards by Kim Stearns
Banner ads are tried-and-true forms of advertising that can deliver great results while driving a return on investment. So why are advertisers so hesitant to use them? Maybe it's because they have been overrun with cheesy, annoying, misleading, and downright ...
- Six Smart Tactics for Dealing With the Economic Downturn
by Michael BarrThis is no time for business as usual. To keep the customer and win the sale, a marketer has to outsmart the competition. But how do you motivate your customers to spend their marginal purchasing dollars on your product instead ...
- Why Gen Y Is Passing You By
by Kimberly SmithWhat works in enticing a new generation of buyers? Here's why some of your efforts to reach this demographic might be going amiss.
- Sweat the Small Stuff: A Counterintuitive Approach to Professional Success by Linda Kaplan Thaler
It might sound counter-intuitive, but "sweating the small stuff" is actually a recipe for success. In fact, it can be one of best weapons in your business arsenal.
- The Pursuit of ROI: Will It Lead You to Rags or to Riches? by Sharan Jagpal
It's no secret that the business world is slow to change. Sure, it has made the evolution from typewriters to computers for word processing, and from snail mail to email for written communication. But in regard to the core of ...
- To Sell During a Recession, Shop a Mile in Their Shoes by Jenny Schade
Harnessing the power of customer insights throughout your organization produces a powerful, ongoing interactive connection with key constituents that competitors can't duplicate. Beyond the clever words and attention-getting visuals, the connection with the customer truly engages. When the product has ...
- Secrets of Viral Video: Three Keys to Launching a Campaign That Resonates
by Kimberly SmithVideo viewing is way up, but so are video postings. These days, it takes more than a dancing baby to attract eyeballs and gather viral momentum. Here's a straightforward guide for netting your audience's attention, with advice from organizations that ...
- Did My Video Ad Work? How to Use Simple Tools to Measure the Effectiveness of Online Video Ads by Diaz Nesamoney
Do video ads work to turn viewers into buyers and passionate brand advocates?
For starters, measurement of the effectiveness of video ads gets bogged down by syndication, viral distribution, viewing via social networks, and many other factors. So how can you ...
- Four Key Components of E-Newsletter Advertising by Drew Adams
How do companies reap solid advertising ROI from email newsletters? They incorporate four key marketing tactics into their campaigns: relevancy, list quality, design, and tactical landing pages. And then they apply them, like this....
- What's the 'Return on Sound'? Build Long-Term Emotional Equity by Applying Sound Strategically by Noel Franus
What's your Return On Sound? Budgets may be tight and long-term planning may feel out of reach, but a few simple principles can help lay the groundwork for long-term brand value for "sonic identity."
Music and sound create significant long-term ...
- Most Super Bowl Ads Aimed at Males; Most Money Spent by Females by Gerry Myers
A few basic thoughts advertisers should consider for the 2010 Super Bowl:
• Who watches the Super Bowl? Approximately 100 million viewers, with more than 40 percent of them women.
• Who spends the most money as a consumer? Women spend approximately ...
- What Not to Do on Facebook: Four Lessons From the Trenches
by Kimberly SmithIn the Wild West of Facebook, there are nonethless a few established laws by which to market your product, service, or cause. Renegades beware: Failing to adhere to these can result in warnings, requests for immediate action, suspension, termination/disablement, or ...