Social media is being used by more and more businesses, to mostly positive results. Using tools such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can help your business reach a wider audience than you may have ever thought possible. However, as awesome as these tools may be, you do need to be careful about how you (and […]
Most agencies feel that B2B sector creative has to be boring and academic. But why? I have been looking around at the majority of B2B marketing and I feel that it’s time to raise the bar. It’s typically strictly informational and not very sexy at all. I think it’s time to make B2B sexy too. […]
Content is King, right? Maybe not… Last week I had a good chat with a potential new client. She asked me two questions: “Do you guys develop content?” and, “How much does it cost?” The first one was easy to answer. The second one, not so much. When we Google, we look for websites […]
Back in the day, many businesses relied on word of mouth for advertising. There’s nothing more effective than someone you know giving a personal recommendation for a product. It has always worked fairly well. Someone really loves your product, so they tell their friends and those friends tell other friends, and it continues on. (Like […]
I read an article from Ars Technica earlier this week that really got me thinking. It was about a study done at Elizabethtown College about how adding personal tweets to your business Twitter feed can affect your credibility. Most people would think that business accounts should be just that – business accounts. That’s understandable, as […]
Three years ago I purchased a book called “Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here”, with the intent to read it on a flight to Toronto. After a couple weeks of sitting on my coffee table, it got added to a growing “read this” pile. It wasn’t until last week that I finally got around to […]
Investing in a credible brand image for your company, product or service is critical to raising capital. It not only makes you look like a winner, it instills confidence and trust in your potential investor. Have you ever watched Shark Tank or Dragon’s Den? Most often, the entrepreneurs who get funding from the investors on […]
For many organizations caught in the wake of the recent social media tsunami, there is a growing sense of urgency to adopt a social media strategy. That’s great, but since social media and branding are both CEO-driven initiatives, they are only as good as the people behind them. Developing an authentic and open social presence […]
I was watching the Olympics the other day and I got a kick out of some fans waving “More Cowbell” signs during an event. The rest of the crowd accommodated enthusiastically by making more noise (with their cowbells, of course). As each Olympic day comes to an end, it seems like the cowbells are getting […]
Last month my partner, Terry, pointed me to an inspiring blog post on Michael Gass’s blog, Fuel Lines. The post features an audio interview with Jaci Russo, principal of an advertising agency with about 19 employees in Lafayette, Louisiana. I have listened to the interview many times, and every time I do, I get totally jazzed.
