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.
A Dozen Uncommon Ways To Advertise Your Business at Little or No Cost!
It means utilizing platforms and materials that aren’t oversaturated with advertising noise.
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.
Doordash – Ding, dong, your food is here; how food delivery became an app
How well do you know your customer? What would you do to get to know them better?
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.
David Ogilvy’s Secrets of Good Ads
"When I write an advertisement, I don’t want you to tell me that you find it ‘creative.’ I want you to find it so interesting that you buy the product.”
3 Reasons Why Everyone’s STILL Talking About “The Slap” — and How to Harness That Power For Your Advertising
I don’t even have to tell you what slap I’m talking about, do I?
Supercuts – Find out what Big Macs and haircuts have in common.
How 2 hairstylists make over $20,000,000.00, five bucks at a time. Now that’s supersizing!!!
Harnessing The Pure Power of Friendly Familiarity For Owner-Operators
Of course you’ll grab Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes over the (significantly) cheaper, generic and off-brand alternatives.
Empire Builders: Spider-Man – Saved by a real Super Hero
A new kind of hero and a tricky way to get his idea past the editor.
Lessons From Branding Women’s Pro Soccer
The challenge behind funding didn't stop our marketing team from finding unique ways to reach our potential customers.
Dr. Brinkley – Way ahead of his time or complete quack?
He did it successfully in the 1920s. Only now they call it content marketing with lead magnets, tripwires and a funnel.
Screw You, I’m Going To Stand Out
How do you become the industry market leader if you say the same thing as every other business?
Empire Builders: Listerine – How to get the girl, by Listerine. Oh, and Axe.
How Listerine created the problem of bad breath so they could solve it.
Fundamental Forces of Business – Part 4
Harley Davidson's use of the Strong Atomic Force earned them $360 million last year -- not on bikes -- on branded merchandise.