Societal Marketing Societal Marketing

Societal Marketing

If you watch Mad Men, you’ll notice that the folks at Sterling Cooper are always trying to impress their customers with their knowledge of what the public wants.  This is, in actuality, a pretty true representation of the advertising industry in the 1960′s which is, coincidentally, when societal marketing emerged. Societal marketing is the idea [...]

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Are Product Review Sites a Dying Trend? Are Product Review Sites a Dying Trend?

Are Product Review Sites a Dying Trend?

The internet, as we all are aware, is a wealth of information.  With the simple click of a mouse, one is delivered thousands of bits of information and wisdom, news and gossip and countless opportunities to spend money.  The downside of this, sadly, is that much of this bountiful data is pure, unrelenting garbage.  This [...]

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A Few Words on Universal Marketing A Few Words on Universal Marketing

A Few Words on Universal Marketing

A simple but true statement: With the rise of technology, the world has become simultaneously much larger and surprisingly smaller.  While our new connections serve to introduce us to new experiences and previously unknown cultures, we are also being given the opportunity to see the similarities we share with others from around the globe.  On [...]

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Cleaner Marketing Cleaner Marketing

Cleaner Marketing

It is a commonly held adage that sex sells.  It’s also no big secret that violence and bawdy humor can get the job done, too.  However, it is becoming more and more apparent that many advertisers seem to believe that sex, drugs and violence are the only thing that sells.  Marketing seems to have lost [...]

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Are Product Review Sites a Dying Trend?

Are Product Review Sites a Dying Trend?

The internet, as we all are aware, is a wealth of information.  With the simple click of a mouse, one is delivered thousands of bits of information and wisdom, news and gossip and countless opportunities to spend money.  The downside of this, sadly, is that much of this bountiful data is pure, unrelenting garbage.  This [...]

Jul 5, 2010 13:07

Marketing Humor

A Marketing Conscience – Do You Have One?

A Marketing Conscience – Do You Have One?

In 1990, Bill Hicks performed a stand-up bit called Revelations.  In it, he says to the audience, “By the way if anyone here is in advertising or marketing…kill yourself.” He goes on to say that those in marketing or advertising are “Satan’s little helpers,” “the ruiner of all things good,” and guilty of “filling the [...]

Jul 27, 2010 21:07

Rant

Ranking in Google is an Earned Privilege, Not a Right

Ranking in Google is an Earned Privilege, Not a Right

Google Rankings are Earned, Not Entitled “If you build it, they will come!”, may be a maxim many follow when creating a website, but the reality comes as a cold, freezing slap across the face for most.  Generating traffic to your site is crucial if it is to provide any meaningful impact on your business [...]

Jun 14, 2010 22:33

Marketing Campaign Analysis

Marketing Campaigns that Relate to the Times – Marketing in a Recession

Marketing Campaigns that Relate to the Times – Marketing in a Recession

Marketing isn’t just about pushing your message and promoting your company. It’s about appealing to your audiences in order to motivate them to buy from you or to shape their perception of your business. As such, it’s important to relate to your customers – to discuss their needs, acknowledge their fears, and enable their success. [...]

Aug 25, 2009 19:36

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Marketing in a Bad Economy

Marketing in a Bad Economy

Although there finally seems to be hope for our economy on the horizon, business owners are wise to keep in mind that we aren’t out of the woods just yet.  Those businesses that have weathered the storm have not down so on luck alone.  Marketing and advertising in times such as these requires a certain [...]

What Good Can Come From A Viral Video?

What Good Can Come From A Viral Video?

You hear the word “virus” and it means something that makes you sick.  Today, you hear the word “viral” and if you’re anywhere but the doctor’s office you know that means “insanely popular.”  It’s strange.  It makes sense, because viral videos and emails spread like, well, viruses, and in a lot of cases, you can [...]

Societal Marketing

Societal Marketing

If you watch Mad Men, you’ll notice that the folks at Sterling Cooper are always trying to impress their customers with their knowledge of what the public wants.  This is, in actuality, a pretty true representation of the advertising industry in the 1960′s which is, coincidentally, when societal marketing emerged. Societal marketing is the idea [...]

3 Niche Business Social Media Sites Reviewed

3 Niche Business Social Media Sites Reviewed

Small businesses are seizing online social media as part of their efforts to establish a niche and engage a wider prospective customer base. Social media is not a fad – it is here to stay. The issue is how to gatecrash someone else’s party with a commercial message that doesn’t get you thrown out of [...]

A Marketing Conscience – Do You Have One?

A Marketing Conscience – Do You Have One?

In 1990, Bill Hicks performed a stand-up bit called Revelations.  In it, he says to the audience, “By the way if anyone here is in advertising or marketing…kill yourself.” He goes on to say that those in marketing or advertising are “Satan’s little helpers,” “the ruiner of all things good,” and guilty of “filling the [...]

A foursquare Review

A foursquare Review

I admit, I am a late bloomer.  I got married later than most of my friends, I still don’t have kids.  Heck, I didn’t even own a computer until I was 28 years old.  Sure, I knew how to use one, but to have one in my house?  Extravagant! I finally got a BlackBerry in [...]

What is the Importance of Press Release?

What is the Importance of Press Release?

A press release is all about the publicity that you can do for your online business. The more publicity you do for your goods and services the more your business gets recognized everywhere on and off of the web. The trick is in making use of all the publicity tools including press releases in the correct way to draw [...]

Doing SEO With oDesk

Image via CrunchBase SEO or search engine optimization is a technique used to rank up high in Google. Deciding to hire a search engine optimizer is a big decision that can potentially improve your website, as well as, help you save valuable time, money and benefit your internet business further.  If you’re thinking of hiring [...]

Are Product Review Sites a Dying Trend?

Are Product Review Sites a Dying Trend?

The internet, as we all are aware, is a wealth of information.  With the simple click of a mouse, one is delivered thousands of bits of information and wisdom, news and gossip and countless opportunities to spend money.  The downside of this, sadly, is that much of this bountiful data is pure, unrelenting garbage.  This [...]

Top 7 Blogs Internet Marketers Should Subscribe To

Top 7 Blogs Internet Marketers Should Subscribe To

There are so many different blogs out there for fellow Internet Marketers like myself. The list can go on and on. Below are just a few of the latest and greatest you should subscribe to on your search for the best information. SEOMoz To me, one of the greatest resources for search engine marketers. Not [...]