Today’s New Branding
New branding is about having a point of view, sticking to it, and having the courage to stand up for what you believe in.
You’re not one of “those” dealerships
We’ve been conditioned - when they stick out their hand out and say “trust me,” we grab our wallets and run the other way!
An Introduction to Wiener Dog Marketing
Roy: You can’t get attention with precision lawn chairs. You can’t get attention racing riding lawnmowers. But wiener dogs will win.
Donald Trump, Colonel Zeller & the Strange Power of Hatred
Newton's law in action. Intense passion from your anti-customers provokes an equally intense reaction from your happy-yet-silent customers.
De Beers – Shiny rocks, engagement rings, world wide dominance.
How to take over the world the same way DeBeers did it, any business can follow this simple rinse and repeat formula.
Brand Recognition Is Much More than Name Recognition
Name recognition is important, but without the image and feeling that comes with it, your brand will struggle to stand out.
Why Your Word-of-Mouth Ain’t As Good As You Think — And What to Do About It
When marketers and business owners talk about Word-of-Mouth, they only think they’re talking about the same thing.
What Real Estate Will Your Residential Home Service Business Occupy When The Market Crashes?
When the population begins to anticipate raising prices, they change their behavior.
Middle Truth
The hero’s truth is glory, conquest, and protection. The villain’s truth (competitor) is glory, conquest, and protection. Your villain does not see himself as a villain. In his story, you are the villain.
Perhaps you’re asking the wrong question
Instead of simply asking what drives the most traffic, ask how you can earn the trust of customers before they need you and inspire loyalty with relational marketing.
Michelin – A tale of content marketing circa 1900, how fine dining sells more tires
Way before Google reviews, Michelin created their stars system for restaurants.
Why Telling The Truth Ain’t Enough — And What Honest Businesses Should Add to It
Think of “the way” as both a future hope and a path to get there.
It’s natural
Natural ain’t gonna cut it. There are too many businesses waving that stick in the air. You need a strong competitive advantage that is uncopiable.
Marketing Lessons From a 4 Year Old
She would say her ABCs aloud in order to get to the next letter and write it down. Without repeated exposure, sleep will erase her short-term memory.
Selling like Herb Tarlic
“We will match the price of our competitors on any similar product.” With one sentence, he converted us from relational buyers to transactional ones.