It's a rainy, humid Tuesday here in CT. Hope you all had a great day and the week is going well. Let's all hop in the DeLorean with Doc Brown and go back to the late 90's, do you recall the border pushing ad campaigns GoDaddy ran during the Super Bowl? Do you recall how … Continue reading Marketing in a Politically Correct Culture- Is it possible?
Happy Monday!!! Hope you all had a great weekend. My blog post tonight will hopefully be interactive, as I need some input and feedback on strategies for tonight's topic. The plan outlined below is what I am doing, but it's also how I would advise a client to proceed as well (the Marketing Insight my … Continue reading Fishing for the first client
Hello again!!! I took a few days off from blogging, but I'm back with some fresh ideas and insights for you. There were two stories I saw today that got me thinking about the future of direct marketing. Both offer opportunity and show us how we need to be thinking outside of the box as … Continue reading What in the world of marketing…..
I wanted to devote my blog post today to a very special group of people in our country - Teachers. Whether you are a CEO of a Fortune 500 company or a Marketing Consulting start-up, in our educational careers, we all have encountered one or two teachers who made a difference in our lives. Someone … Continue reading National Teacher Appreciation Day 2018
Happy Thursday and if you know what happened to Spring, the police are currently investigating it's disappearance. I have some great news to share with you all tonight. I started out this week blogging about Small Business - Small Business Week – The American Dream in Action - and it's importance to our economy. I am happy … Continue reading Breaking News!!!!
Happy Tuesday and it's finally nice to see Spring show up!!! Quick Quiz for you: What Channel delivered a 5.1% response rate in 2017? Give up.... it's Direct Mail. That's right, the much maligned Direct Mail channel. With everyone pushing for more A.I. driven marketing, digital targeting, mobile targeting and social media targeting - the … Continue reading Direct Mail – The Forgotten but Ever Effective Channel
Happy Tuesday and Happy Small Business Week!!!! April 29th to May 5th is National Small Business Week, highlighting the contribution that the nearly 30 million small businesses make to US Economy. Another fun fact is small businesses employ almost 50% of the US workforce. President Calvin Coolidge said "The business of America is business" and … Continue reading Small Business Week – The American Dream in Action
Happy Monday!!! The topic for tonight's blog came to me last night as I was watching "WestWorld". After a great episode, I started thinking about some of the advertisements and posts I've been seeing lately promoting A.I. marketing technologies, V.R. toys and self-driving Uber cars. I've always been a firm believer that the realm of … Continue reading A.I. Technology – A Lesson in Humanity?
Welcome to a special Sunday afternoon edition of Marketing Insights. Unless you've been living under a rock the past week or so, there's a good chance you've heard of the movie "Infinity War" and how well it's been doing at the box office. It is yet another hit for Marvel Studios and it's MCU (Marvel … Continue reading Marvel Studios – A lesson for Entrepreneurs
Happy Friday!!! We made it and the weekend is here. Just a short post tonight, as I know we've all had a long week. I find the National Day Calendar really interesting and fun. It's amazing what strange and fun national days exist and some that make you wonder how did they come up with … Continue reading Direct Marketing – The Art of Storytelling
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