Welcome to this month’s “Looking Ahead” feature. Here we’ll review events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that you can use to build your event-driven marketing calendar August 2016. The standout event this month has to be the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, taking place in Rio, Brazil from August 5-21. There are no major holidays this month. […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar October 2014
Time to look ahead at the month of October 2014 and the events, anniversaries and occasions that smart marketers can take advantage of and use as the basis and reason for an event-driven promotion. The stand out occasion, and one beloved of marketers, is of course “Halloween” on October 31. The origins of Halloween seem […]
Persuasion Lesson From “Game Of Thrones”
OK, I confess I’m a BIG fan of “Game Of Thrones”. Borderline obsessed. I’ve read all of the books. Watched every episode of the show and eagerly await each new installment. I pore over reviews and the excellent commentary on the fan site Westeros.org. Now, of course, it’s important as a writer to understand great […]
Planning For Marketing Success In 2014
If you’re using the quiet days between Christmas and New Year (or even early January) to plan and prepare for marketing success in 2014… …here are some pieces you might find thought-provoking and useful. First up… …probably the highest payoff action will be to map out a marketing calendar for the year ahead. Here’s a […]