Advertising Effectiveness: 50 Years of Research Distilled to Top 10 Most Important Elements
All the data including marketing spend, sales numbers, profit margins, etc.
Want To Be a Master Persuader?
In business, this is critical. How do you make someone say “Yes” to your request? Robert Cialdini's scientific approach to persuasion found that influence is based on six key principles.
Judging Ads: You’re (Probably) Doing It Wrong
I saw the following posted as a bit of humor online and thought it contained a powerful advertising lesson.
What Matters Most To Customers?
Did you know that your customers are only ever considering 6 elements of your product or service? Ever!!! And did you know that only 2.5 of those 6 things matter most to them?
McMann & Tate: Worst Ad Agency Ever
Howard McMann once said of his partner, “He’s slippery, he lies beautifully, and he has a great head of hair.” Legend has it, Tate once told a subordinate “If the client loves it, I love it! If the client hates it, I hate it!”
The Recessionary “Share of Voice” Bonus
If you have fewer competitors barking on the airwaves, your ad will do a better job of “branding” your business.
Getting Human Nature to Work FOR (Rather Than Against) Your Business
The only emotions that reliably inspire action are those that affect self-image.
A Divorcee, a Dentist and a Marketing Wonk Walk Into a Bar*
True story: A business owner hires 5 marketing consultants in 7 years, yet the business continues to decline.
How Often Should Your Ad Play | Wizard’s Roundtable
How long should each ad stay on? How many ads do you run at a time? And as we look into the second half of 2020, is there less clutter out there?
Wants vs Needs
There is a very good chance that they are not functioning well. They may be living in a place of discomfort, fear, or even desperation.
Mistakes aren’t wrong. Wrong isn’t a mistake.
Makers of ads push their chairs back and say “yeahhh…now that’s smooooooth.” …while your customer sliiiides right off.
What Do Your Customers Really Want?
Virtually everything we do or buy is to change the way we feel. We are emotional creatures. It’s been said we buy with our emotions and back it up with logic. The following list is what I believe controls our entire economy.
Why Delight Can Never Come Before Easy
Need Met + Easy = Delight I realize that you as a business owner are swarmed with issues on a daily basis that make you feel like it’s not this simple. But from a consumer standpoint, it is this simple.
Making Better Recruitment Ads | Wizard’s Roundtable
How you recruit can say a lot about your company to both prospective employees and prospective customers alike. Some tips: As with any advertising, involve the applicant. It's not about money. Use current employees.
Good For Sheep, Bad For Business
Sheep are best known for their strong flocking (herding) and following instinct. They will run from what frightens them and band together in large groups for protection. This is the only protection they have from predators.