Posts in branding
Whatever Happened To Seasonality?

While your industry may have a traditional seasonality, Darwin suggests you must adapt to survive in this new environment.

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Laughing At Ronald McDonald

If you’re the person who created something, you’re probably unlikely to see if something’s gone wrong.

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You Deserve A Break Today

Though no longer marketed, Sominex’s 50-year old jingle calls to me across time. It’s an excellent reminder that good jingles help businesses break through marketplace noise.

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Has The World Gone Haywire?

Population diversity is increasing, meaning taking the wrong stand today could put you out of business tomorrow.

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A Big Blow For Sales

“So how does a company gain increased visibility while investing less? Sponsor a hurricane.”

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Listening Carefully To Your Audience

If someone suggests how to improve your messaging, take their ideas to heart. These are your customers, prospects, and influencers talking, and they’re providing you a valuable service and trying to help you fix holes in your net.

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Shrinking It and Pinking It

This common sales strategy is called “Shrink it and pink it.” Take an everyday product, make it smaller, color it Barbie-pink, and convince women it’s made just for them.

And because it’s “special”, this item costs more.

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The Lottery Ripped Me Off!

Coupons can be a great way to promote your sales. A promoted expiration date can push customers to buy within a specific timeline. But irritating customers is certain to have the opposite effect.

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John Kennedy Helped My Branding

John F. Kennedy made his inaugural speech sans hat to demonstrate his youthful vigor. Hat sales plummeted nationwide in the year that followed. Coincidence?

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COVID Has Me Feeling Sentimental

Consumers are more likely to buy when they’re getting messaging equivalent to comfort food.

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Charles Darwin Got It Right

It’s a thin line between stubbornness and stupidity. Crossing that line too often with your marketing can lead to bankruptcy.

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This Nickel’s Worth A Dollar

Wooden nickels will improve your sales and lower your marketing costs. Best of all, they’re different that what your competition is doing.

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Starting A Business From Scratch
My prize for buying? Disappointment!
Giving Your Sales Some Gas
Expanding Sales With An Accent
Making Customers Remember Your Name
If you’d only told me…
Where Are The Good Old Days?
Marketing The Dread Pirate Roberts