media buying

When Will My Ads Start Working?

2023-10-16T15:08:44+00:00By |

Few business owners advertise long enough to see the results of their investment. They’ll pull up the seed and throw it to the side. Nothing ever grows! And that’s a good thing for you.

Media Agnosticism

2023-10-13T18:23:46+00:00By |

From matchbook covers to skywriting, it all works. Which is why you have to approach it all with Media Agnosticism. If somebody in your affinity group tells you they had success with direct mail, ask to see the piece. It matters. 

What About SEO?

2024-03-15T19:39:25+00:00By |

A business owner says "I want to show up when someone is looking for a plumber. Shouldn’t we use the “near me” expression because it’s up 500%?" But aggregators that sell leads are dominating the SEO and PPC wars.

Do You Suffer from Feed the Beast-itus?

2023-10-16T16:42:09+00:00By |

You’re no longer a one-man-brand or only running a few trucks. You should be getting ready to hit breakthrough. And yet, the bigger your business gets, the harder it is to “feed.”

Win Now. Win Later.

2023-10-13T18:26:25+00:00By |

The balance between relational brand-building vs. getting the immediate sale has confused businesses and thrown marketers into battle positions. My spies on the inside tell me both sides are holding out on you.

Last Touch Data

2023-10-16T15:15:44+00:00By |

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half.” That statement has driven businesses on a quest to determine what is working. Many claim to have the answer when they actually don’t. All they know is last point of contact.

GeoTarget or GeoFence? That is the question.

2024-03-15T19:41:05+00:00By |

You can decide to target: People who are regularly in your targeted location (i.e., they work or live in that area) People searching in that area, or People that are just in or show interest in that area.

Story —> Attention —> Sale (Part 1)

2023-10-16T17:30:32+00:00By |

If you try to buy attention without a story, you’ll strike out. This is what happens to most advertising and marketing efforts. People buy “exposure” via advertising and presume that they’ve also purchased attention...

Is Your Targeting Bass Ackwards?

2023-10-16T17:30:51+00:00By |

For example, let’s say that, through targeted media, I could reach 10 of my ideal, target customers for $10 a piece. Or, I could reach 100 customers for $1 a piece, but only 20% of them would be my ideal customer.

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