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 […]
Is It Even Worth Marketing To Millennials?
Great cartoon from Tom Fishburne about a current fad in mainstream marketing-land… “Marketers are in a mad rush to target Millennials. They are the largest consumer group in history and expected to spend more than Baby Boomers by 2017. Millennials also came of age with a different relationship to marketing and brands. This creates tension […]
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 […]
Keep This In Mind For Killer Copywriting Results…
In emotional direct response marketing and copywriting, it’s a central principle to focus not only the results that people will get from your product or service… …but also the feelings they will experience. While left-brain types like myself may not necessarily like it… ..the fact is that we humans are very much emotionally driven and […]
Drayton Bird On Copywriting And Marketing Today…
I’ve been coming across the name and work of copywriter and direct response marketing maven Drayton Bird a lot lately. That reminded me of an interview that Clayton Makepeace conducted with Drayton for the members of his copywriting membership program. It’s one of the best interviews on contemporary marketing that I’ve come across. I had […]