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If you’re a marketer in the boating industry the thought may have occurred to you that, for all its emphasis on product advancement, the sector as a whole is still stuck in the mud on some very important marketing issues. Here’s our 2 cents and nickel of advice. 1. Viewing the product as an end […]
Note to marketers who have been investing in Facebook: Fasten your safety belts.
It’s as if Facebook listened to a focus group of marketers complaining about ad targeting: “It’s getting brutal….social makes it harder, not easier….my dollars are already stretched too thin….how can I be sure I’m reaching the right people….and how do I know I’m spending in the right places?” And then, Facebook looked deeply into its […]
When Google says something is the next big thing, we tend to listen. And Progressive Web Apps (or PWAs) are, in a word, it. If you missed this news and were absent the day they had the PWA meeting at work, here’s what you should know. The nutshell version. PWAs can be summed up as […]
Taglines: Still tagging along You might think that the transparency created by digital communications between consumers and brands would make advertisers stop cranking out empty taglines. After all, if “advertising” is a conversation that unfolds gradually, why start it out (or punctuate it) with a chest-thumping, self-congratulatory catchphrase? Yet the tagline lives on. Caution: Handle […]
Headlines still lead the way. You’re revamping your website. Or posting on social media. Or maybe you’re writing a blog or creating an email subject line. It doesn’t matter what the medium is, the message is what matters. And it all comes down to the headline, which is how consumers determine if your content is […]
They did it again Facebook, like it or not, has changed the way its news feed serves content to users. We all know the truth: Facebook was once viewed as a Mecca for brands – a way to sidestep traditional advertising, connect directly with consumers, and cultivate a dialogue that would ultimately catalyze sales. But […]
50 shades of gray The “Silver Tsunami” impact on health care is well documented – as is the fact that more than 75% of wealth in the US and the UK is owned by people age 65+ (globalchange.com). So why don’t healthcare marketers of senior-targeted services – home health, assisted living, and even skilled nursing facilities […]
The longstanding argument in accounting, law, financial, medical, and other professional services firms is that the company’s brand has to transcend the identity of any one person. Eponymous consumer brands like Gillette and Orville Redenbacher have invested big-time resources to emerge from the shadow of their originators, so professional services firms should do the same (right?) […]
Safety is lost at sea Looking at some of 2015’s Top Sportcruisers up to 45 feet, you see the usual suspects: Searay, Bavaria, Jeanneau, and so forth. Now go to their sites. What you don’t see is any message about safety. [Sorry Searay, all your safety links redirect to your home page.] It makes us […]