I confess I was in two minds about whether to comment about the "50 Shades Of Grey" phenomenon... ...but given the blanket media coverage this week ahead of the film's release (conveniently timed for Valentine's Day...a nice marketing touch) I … [Continue reading]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar March 2015
Time to look ahead at the month of March 2015 at the events anniversaries and holidays that we can use to build a marketing campaign, product launch or promotion around. The main occasion of general interest is St Patrick’s Day on March 17. Plenty … [Continue reading]
Your Marketing Sucks – Book Review
“If the moolah you spend on marketing isn’t growing your business and bringing in more moolah in return then you have marketing that…sucks” Now, as reader of this blog and presumably a practitioner of direct response marketing, your marketing should … [Continue reading]
Lamentable Mainstream Marketing – January 2015
WARNING! This post is a bit of a "rant" but hopefully contains some useful marketing points... ...as well as providing a degree of amusement for you. It was prompted by a number of things... ...firstly an example from the latest edition of "No … [Continue reading]