Strategy vs Tactics. The Truth About Building Ads That Work
Forget gimmicks. What can I say that's true that people would actually accept as the truth?
What Is Your True Competitive Advantage
Do you have an advantage your competition doesn't? Most owners think about this the wrong way.
5 Truths About TV Advertising You Must Know
Anybody who says, "Nobody watches TV anymore," or "TV is always too expensive," is a fool.
New Marketing Can Be Deadly
It takes years to turn your company into a trusted source. It takes way less time to destroy all progress.
Is Print Dead? Why Powerful Messages Outlive Every Medium
What's the big advantage? People can reread it. But only if it's worth it.
Google Ads Won’t Save You: Be the Brand They Search For
The profit is in branded search and relational customers.
Some Businesses Scale Calmly, Others Don’t: The Hidden Reason
You want to grow by scaling, not by stretching. And customer trust makes the difference.
The Quiet Power of Luxury Branding
It’s about patience. Identity. Emotion. And telling a story so compelling that people justify the purchase to themselves.
Got Milk? Commercial
Our minds fight factual claims almost the way our body fights a virus. So we wrap it in entertainment.
How Great Brands Turn Customers Into True Believers
The more powerful the attraction, the more powerful the repulsion. Choose who to lose.
Why Your Online Trust Is Built Offline (and Always Has Been)
84% of purchases are people choosing among brands they’re already biased towards.
Is Your Brand Sending Mixed Messages? Here’s Why It Costs You
Your voice must be the same from ads to experience.
You Gotta Earn It!
What’s your challenge? Getting the public to know you, like you, and trust you. And earned media can help.
Attention Is Not the Prize
If your marketing gets seen but not chosen, relevance may be the missing piece. Learn how to become the obvious choice.
This campaign was ALMOST perfect
They're good billboards, but they could have been so much better.