Piña Coladas & Persuasion
This is what separates the heroes from schmoes in branding: The ability to use entertainment & humor to drive home the message, rather than obscure it.
The Personality Prescription, Part 1 – Stalled Growth
Stalled growth is an outcome of a growing dependence of home service contractors on digital media. They’ve bought into the “wasted circulation” concept.
Lead Generation: The Who, What, Why, and How
If the epic failure, Groupon, taught us anything, it was that there is no value in attracting a bunch of cheap customers.
Rebranding Made Simple (+Examples)
It’s an act of confidence and commitment — a chance for companies to give their brands new life by tweaking what they stand for and how people see them.
The Five Elements of Fame
Experts on marketing effectiveness determined that Fame is the most important element for producing extraordinary ROI.
Hathaway Shirts and the most interesting man in the world, coincidence?
The picture makes you read the headline, encouraging you to read the first line of body copy.
What riding a motorcyle taught me about marketing
Many companies use loyalty programs, Facebook groups, and email spam to gather the troops. That’s not a tribe. It’s list building.
What Constitutes Memorable Ads? [+Examples]
It’s time to stop wasting your time and effort on lackluster ads that no one remembers.
6 Degrees of Benjamin Franklin
Doing business with — making yourself vulnerable to — a complete stranger feels bad. Nobody wants to put themselves in that situation.
Wiener Dog Focus: Helping the Customer vs. Helping Yourself
Because his commitment was to the customer, and because he never blinked, people said, “Oh, I like that guy. He’s on my side."
Are You Telling $1 Million Stories?
How do you develop the kinds of quality stories that influence people to surrender their hard-earned cash for your product, service, or cause?
3 Stages Of The Buyer’s Journey
Understand your customer’s purchasing processes so you can create content and marketing campaigns that speak to them directly.
Top Gun & The Tale of 2 Super Bowl Ads
While Tony Scott's Top Gun was the highest-grossing film of the year, his 1985 Super Bowl spot is regarded as Apple's worst ad ever.
The Wiener Dog Question: What Can You Count On Not Changing?
Jeff Bezos said it’s really very simple. Will people ever say, “I wish I’d paid a higher price for this?”
Do Your Ads Obey the Law?
The first law of advertising is quite simple: Thou Shalt Not Be Boring! And there are really only two ways to avoid breaking that law.