Your Company Is in a Relationship, And It’s Complicated
The customers won with a single flashy pick-up line often don’t stay long.
9 Dangerous SEO Myths
MYTH 5: META KEYWORDS ARE CRUCIAL. Nope. At worst, they can actually get you marked as spam by search engines.
Symptoms of Selling Your Soul
If down in your soul your marketing is “cringy”, it's time to confess and resolve to make amends.
The Perfect Ad Campaign That Failed
The four reasons why good ad campaigns turn into failed ads. And one campaign that was disastrously successful.
What is the Most Direct Cause of Customer Loyalty?
Don't settle for mere Transactional Loyalty on price, ease, and quality. You need Relational Loyalty to get rich.
Stronger Ads: Are They More Harmful Than Good?
Well crafted ads that instigate emotions are sure to put someone in a tizzy.
Stop Promising, Start Surprising: The Pivotal Tweak for Customer Loyalty
It's not what you say in the ads. It's all about what you leave out.
Customer Loyalty Is a Two Way Street
I wish I could just call “my guy” and get it over with. But all too often we are let down after the service.
Unique Has To Start With “You”
If it looks and sounds like advertising, it’ll be tuned out faster than you can say, “Helpful, friendly staff members.”
The Myth of Marketing Specialists
Following the same path “your industry” follows guarantees you’ll blend into the competition. You need to break a rule or three.
I Hate a Roman Named Status Quo!
Mr. Status Quo preys on people and makes them fearful of failure. He even takes the shape of friends and family.
Chevy’s Holiday Message: How to Bury the Brand
Chevy deserves high marks for attempting something not bathed in beige. But being bold won’t ensure you are loved.
Why You Need to Rethink Your CSR Department
If the people speaking to customers are mere “Order Takers” with no empathy, you’ll damage your brand.
The Push-Pull Method of High-Performance Lead Generation
When your brand design language mismatches your business model, you run into trouble.
Category vs. Product vs. Client-focused Ads
We’ll give you good and bad advertising examples to give you a more concrete idea of what works and why.