Here’s our regular look ahead at the coming month, April 2015… …and the events, holidays and anniversaries that a smart marketer can use as the foundation for an event-driven campaign or marketing promotion. The two main events of general interest this month are… …”April Fool’s Day” on the first of the month… …and Easter (April […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar December 2014
Time to look ahead and consider what’s available to the smart direct response marketer to create… …a marketing calendar for December 2014. That is to say, occasions, events and anniversaries that we can use as the building block for marketing campaigns and promotions. December of course means… …CHRISTMAS… …with the NEW YEAR not far behind […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar March 2014
Time to look ahead at the month of March 2014 at events anniversaries and holidays that we can use to build a marketing campaign, product launch or promotion around. The main event of general relevance is St Patrick’s Day on March 17. Plenty of scope for ideas based around luck, good fortune and finding that […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar March 2013
Here’s a look at the events anniversaries and holidays in the coming month (March 2013) that we can use to build a marketing campaign, product launch or promotion around. First, in Australia… March 1- First day of autumn (already!) March 2 – Mardi Gras parade (Sydney) The Mardi Gras festival runs from Feb 8- Mar […]
Interbrand Report – Best Global Brands 2010
Interbrand have just released their annual review where they assign a “Brand Value” to the world’s leading brand names. Here’s the Top 10 for 2010… 1. (1) Coca Cola 2. (2) IBM 3. (3) Microsoft 4. (7) Google 5. (4) GE (General Electric) 6. (6) McDonalds 7. (9) Intel 8. (5) Nokia 9. (10) Disney […]