Time for our regular look ahead…this time at the month of July 2014. Let’s take a look at the coming month at events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that can form the basis for a marketing campaign or promotion. Two big themes or ideas. First, that we’re now in the second half of the year. As […]
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 […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar July 2013
Let’s take a look at the coming month at events, occasions, holidays and anniversaries that can form the basis for a marketing calendar in July 2013. Two big themes or ideas. First, that we’re now in the second half of the year. As with any milestones like this, it’s an opportunity to give people a […]
Olympic Copywriting Lessons
So the London 2012 Summer Olympics are over… …and by all accounts have been a great success. I confess that I’m not a great sports fan… …but once I started watching some of the events was quickly drawn in! As a strong advocate of event-driven marketing, you might be wondering why I haven’t been furiously […]