Need to write some ad copy? A flyer? A cover letter? An e-mail? Copy for your website? Here’s a time-honored formula that’s sure to work for you. An oldie but a goodie. AIDA – Attention, interest, desire, action. Those four hallowed words reverently dictate how you can write persuasive copy. It’s a formula that’s been […]
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A good lesson for marketing (and life, too!)
Every time I attend a seminar or pick up a book on marketing I find myself fighting the urge to go down one rabbit trail after another. While it’s good to keep an open mind and check out lots of different ideas and viewpoints, I think a much wiser approach is to peek through the […]
Texting: Media breakthrough or brand killer?
I know a lot of today’s generation tends to communicate via text. Many have said that’s their preferred means of receiving messages, which has led a lot of marketers to adopt this as the next big way to disseminate information. To be fair, usually such information is requested via subscription or something, so it is […]
Good marketing does what, again?
Just a little refresher course on how to know if marketing we’re observing is “good marketing” or not. I thought I’d do this by quoting some of my favorite marketing authors… “The goal of advertising is to sell more stuff to more people more often for more money” – Sergio Zyman “If it doesn’t sell, […]
Since we haven’t hammered social media in a while…
The best way for ANY business to get more business is simply to do GOOD business. You take care of your customers in such a way that they’ll want to come back, spend more, and tell others about you, and success will follow as sure as night follows day. Social media is but ONE tool […]
Stop taking that smartphone for granted!
I’m as bad as anybody else about complaining about how it seems like everyone is either talking or texting, that none of us communicate in person like we used to, that it’s a big time waster, yadda yadda yadda. But perish the thought that I might have to ever go an hour without my smartphone! […]
“Hey @McDonald’s, is that Gary Busey?”
When I found this article after hearing the story on CNBC, a chuckle turned into an all out belly laugh! Maybe it’s just me, but I thought this entire happening was hilarious. The buzz is about how McDonald’s launched a new mascot for its Happy Meal last week, and some think it’s a nightmare in […]
The death of brand ownership?
Brands are still powerful. Building a solid brand is still a noble – and profitable – pursuit. You should work to build as strong a brand as you can and then work to make it even stronger, because a good brand is indeed money in the bank. It’s like having a printing press on which […]