Time to do the Opposite
My first reaction was, “Who does this?” It doesn’t make sense… until you really digest what’s transpiring. This applies in business just as well as sports.
Higher Margins & Elevated Messaging
Sell to people who see you as their first and best choice, and your premium pricing will be gladly accepted as “reassuringly expensive.”
James Watt – The marketing story of horsepower
Cars are marketed today using the term horsepower. Find out why James Watt invented the term and how it helped.
Improve Sales Effectiveness & Company Culture With One Simple “Hack”
It’s important for you to seem like the same company in-person as on air.
Transactional vs. Relational Shoppers
Transactional shoppers illustrate lower average sales and closing ratios, and smaller profit margins.
Fox 40 – From referee to whistle entrepreneur
They all go, “Can I buy one?” Now he doesn’t say, “Oh, I haven’t made it yet.” He says, “Nope, they’re on backorder, but I can take orders.”
Personality Prescription, Part 7 – Company Culture
As each company grows, employees observe and work out the actual rules of survival for their job.
How to “Pick Up the Pace” with Your Branding Campaign
Jingles, sound effects, or just interestingly pronounced phrases stick in our brains with amazing power and longevity.
Skunky Beer is the Worst (Part the Third)
For his chocolate-coffee stout, he used pounds of Wilbur Buds dark chocolate (a local delicacy). Then the brewer made a tragic mistake.
Origin Story: How Your Story Should’ve Successfully Been Told
Most ads don’t work. Why? They’re missing the key ingredient.
The world’s most honest used car salesman
I like making people the hero in the ads. People are more interesting when they stop pretending.
The Paradox of Customer Dissatisfaction
How you can leverage it to create rabidly happy (as opposed to merely satisfied) customers.
Wrigley’s Origin – You buy the baking powder you get the gum
How the power of premiums created an empire.
Influence This! (Part the Second)
When it comes to influencers, or when it comes to chicanery in marketing, color me skeptical.
5 Hard Truths About Advertising Every Business Owner Ought to Know
Your ads are an annoyance to your future customers. Unless you make yourself otherwise.