Beyond the Laugh: Crafting Ads that Capture Attention and Form Bonds
Which is the bigger risk: offending a few people with a joke, or going unnoticed by everybody?
Craft The Face Your Customers See, Connect Through Personas
Understand when to use a mascot, spokesperson, celebrity endorsement, and a game-changing 4th option.
Answering a Competitor’s Killer Campaign
Ries and Trout famously advised challenger brands to “find the weakness in your competitor’s strength.”
Your Company Is in a Relationship, And It’s Complicated
The customers won with a single flashy pick-up line often don’t stay long.
Symptoms of Selling Your Soul
If down in your soul your marketing is “cringy”, it's time to confess and resolve to make amends.
The Perfect Ad Campaign That Failed
The four reasons why good ad campaigns turn into failed ads. And one campaign that was disastrously successful.
What is the Most Direct Cause of Customer Loyalty?
Don't settle for mere Transactional Loyalty on price, ease, and quality. You need Relational Loyalty to get rich.
(Anti)Predictions in Marketing for 2024
We love stories of the next big thing. But the “thing” is rarely next…or big. So what will be true next year?
Stronger Ads: Are They More Harmful Than Good?
Well crafted ads that instigate emotions are sure to put someone in a tizzy.
Stop Promising, Start Surprising: The Pivotal Tweak for Customer Loyalty
It's not what you say in the ads. It's all about what you leave out.
Unique Has To Start With “You”
If it looks and sounds like advertising, it’ll be tuned out faster than you can say, “Helpful, friendly staff members.”
The Myth of Marketing Specialists
Following the same path “your industry” follows guarantees you’ll blend into the competition. You need to break a rule or three.
Storytelling & Showmanship: How Memories & Experience Are Created
“Showmanship and storytelling don’t change objective reality, but they do change perceptual reality.” - Roy H Williams
Personal Touch: REQUIRED
AI can create content for you. But it can't reach out and create meaningful bonds with relational buyers.
Google Ads: the tax you pay for not having a strong brand
When people think of you first and like you the best, the rest of the list becomes irrelevant.