Part of "Marketing 101" dictates that a big key to marketing is making sure that the value of your offering (your value proposition) has something that the other guys don't. You need to have some kind of competitive advantage. This can be as simple as just doing...
As the holiday approaches, I just want to wish all the dads out there a Happy Father's Day. I was lucky to have a great dad. We unfortunately lost him when I was only 20, but I got to enjoy the remarkable experience of having so many surrogate dads in the form of...
You recall I've voiced in the past what a fan I am of OnCue. I am a fan of their brand largely because they just execute so well. They execute so well because they are constantly paying attention to their customers. They get more of my business simply because they...
For the same reason you wouldn’t do it if they were the boss and you were the employee and they were trying to get you to do something! It’s virtually impossible to “get” employees – or anybody else, for that matter – to “do” anything. There has to be a compelling “why,” There has to […]
What’s the #1 rule of branding that has to be top of mind at all times? The customer owns it! The most important rule of branding is to recognize that the customer ultimately owns the brand, not us. It has always been that way, but social media has just been providing irrefutable proof over the […]
Well, can't say I'm surprised, but I am still a little sad. Got an e-mail from the president of Family Video some time ago announcing that they were shutting their doors. Very gracious, thankful, forthright e-mail letting us customers know how much we were appreciated...
I’ve always appreciated the Jewish proverb which states that good is the enemy of great. This has been applied many ways over the years, but it’s especially useful in reminding us of the negative consequences that can come from merely settling for for “good” when we are capable of so much more, whether we’re talking […]
As you look at the pictures to your left and read what you’re about to, you may think I’m a little too easily impressed. And granted, it doesn’t take much to impress me. I grew up in a town that only had 36 people in it, so things like pushing the buttons in an […]
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