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One Possible Future of American Politics

Like Coke and Pepsi, Democrats and Republicans are brands, with voters (customers) vociferous advocates of one or the other.

Boardsi - A Scam Geared Towards Professionals

I’d like to encourage you to be increasingly vigilant about the shysters, scam artists, and other nefarious efforts to separate you from your hard-earned money.

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Scamming Professional Authors

I despise scammers. Whether they’re pitching phony boards of directors, needlessly re-registering website domains or hawking invention marketing services, I find these leeches to be despicable.

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A Glass of Messaging, Please

Words do matter. Just saying whatever you want without considering the impact on the reader is going to confuse customers and/or make you lose opportunities.

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Lost in a Sea of Sellers

Most businesses mimic each other. They give away the same candy, pens, travel mugs and T-shirts; use the same type of social media messaging; and hope they’ll make enough sales to be profitable.

Is the answer to hire booth babes to gain more attention in a crowd?

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Hang On, Little Tomato

The inspired marriage with Carly Simon’s song “Anticipation” cemented Heinz’s identity as a premium ketchup brand while showcasing the power of combining popular music with advertising. The yearslong marketing drive is universally considered one of the most iconic campaigns ever.

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Yeah, Direct Mail Still Works

Once a customer goes online, the chances of losing them tend to be higher because of the ease of comparing prices, distracting ads from competitors and a 70% chance they’ll abandon your shopping cart.

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Ignoring Car Alarms in New York

Once a customer goes online, the chances of losing them tend to be higher because of the ease of comparing prices, distracting ads from competitors and a 70% chance they’ll abandon your shopping cart.

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Low Inventory in the Housing Market

Always double-check contracted work yourself. As Harry Truman famously said: “The buck stops here.”

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Everyone Needs An Editor!

Even if you just write a book to give out to people as a gift or a premium for signing a contract with you, you will still want to make sure it’s as readable as possible.

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That’s one expensive pizza!

You can’t assume everyone knows who you are, what you sell, and if potential customers appreciate whether your offer is a good one.

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You Get What You Pay For

Tomorrow’s success depends on investments you make today, whether it’s in people, technology, or vendor relations. And as my friends at Winco reminded me, cutting corners can easily drive away the very sales you’re looking to make.

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A Case of the Munchies

Your company should always be looking for strategic relationships to help expand your audience and improve chances of making a sale.

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Tourism advice for Santa Barbara’s mayor

As the most obvious stopping point for area guests, your visitors center’s doing a poor job. That awful woman had us wondering if choosing Santa Barbara was a mistake.

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The Importance of Perseverance

Effective selling is all about your attitude. Recognize going in that you have nothing to lose. Then go for it anyway.

I did and it fixed a 20-year-old pain in my heart.

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You get just one chance …

Nobody will want to do business with you because they feel sorry for you. They’ll want to do business with you because they believe you’re successful, and they want some of that success to rub off on them.

b2c marketing, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, customer relations, direct marketing, personal branding, publicity, strategic planningRob WeinbergAugust 26, 2024MBT Consultingask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, coast news, the coast news, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad, carlsbad chamber of commerce, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, UT Community Press Newspapers, san diego union tribute, mr. marketing, Marketing strategy, marketing strategy, marketing advice, marketing communications, marketing consultant, san diego marketing consultant, strategic planning, business strategy, Strategic planning, corporate strategy

When pricing doesn’t add up

Given that the contents of both small and large packages were the same, the larger package should have cost less than two smaller packages. And it didn’t.

That's just SCREWY!

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The Past Is Prologue

“Odds are excellent that you have deadwood in your mailing list. Just remember; if they haven’t read your stuff in the past few years, they’re probably never going to read it. IT’S TIME TO CLEAN HOUSE!”

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About that hilarious name tag …

“Marching to your own drummer is enough to catch attention. This is a lesson worth remembering as you’re developing your organization’s future marketing efforts.”

b2c marketing, business/marketing plans, corporate messaging, customer relations, direct marketing, personal branding, publicity, strategic planningRob WeinbergJuly 30, 2024MBT Consultingask mister marketing, ask mr. marketing, coast news, the coast news, carlsbad rotary, carlsbad marketing consultant, carlsbad Rotary, carlsbad, carlsbad chamber of commerce, poway chamber of commerce, poway chieftain, poway marketing consultant, rancho bernardo, rancho bernardo news, rancho bernardo sunrise rotary, rancho bernardo marketing consultant, UT Community Press Newspapers, san diego union tribute, mr. marketing, Marketing strategy, marketing strategy, marketing advice, marketing communications, marketing consultant, san diego marketing consultant, strategic planning, business strategy, Strategic planning, corporate strategy

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