Proper Names
When promoting your business or your products, please use the correct and proper names. Christmas Trees. The word you were trying to write was Christmas. That other word… isn’t a word. Oh, and I get it, signs used to be Read More …
Category: branding
Naming Products
Naming products to sell more during a specific season is a good idea. I used to do this all the time in beverage and snack category management. If we named Peppermint Mocha (for example) something else like Mocha Chill we Read More …
Don’t Blow It
An entire year of planning for the big fashion show, complete with new products, new marketing materials, tons of ad space and media hype. Stars in the show. Big. Huge. Bigger than ever before… With everything you have invested, don’t Read More …
Enticing Enough?
Let’s talk dirty here for a minute. Who cares about the warranty? Is it enticing enough for me to want to initiate the program on the enclosed CD ROM and/or fill out paperwork? Is there a reason I should visit Read More …
Mondays Can Be Great
Depending on how you handle your schedule, planning, booked appointments, staff, promotions and much more… Mondays can be great! I definitely recommend planning ahead. Mondays can be tough. The weekend was busy but at the same time nothing gets “done” Read More …
On Purpose
Retailers – especially the bigger ones – choose each of their locations on purpose – and even more specifically, with purpose. In the mall, the Weight Watchers is directly across from the main exit of Victoria’s Secret. This does not Read More …
Follow the Process
Ok, so what does process have to do with marketing? It has everything to do with execution and customer service and so very much more. When you follow the process, the one that the owner or the inventor created, it Read More …
New vs. Old
Let’s talk traditions – new vs. old and how the new ones get started or how they take over the older ones. Are you the one starting a new tradition or are you just eliminating the old ones? Face it, Read More …
It Is You
Contrary to the fabulous Seinfeld line, “it’s not you, it me…” in this case; it IS you. That commercial, you know the one, the one where you’re like “huh? I don’t get it.” Well, in this case, it isn’t them Read More …
Yes, It Works
One of the best ways to keep in touch with your customers is still e-mail, e-mail marketing to be specific and yes, it works. In fact, it works better than ANY other form of marketing. If you are like me, Read More …