marketing strategy

I’ve heard many times that inside every marketer is a frustrated writer. To be fair, we all probably have 5 or 6 partially written novels, several screen plays, […]

How to Hire a Marketing Writer

Most smaller brands and entrepreneurs use social media as one of their main marketing strategies, and rightly so, it’s a very powerful channel. Social Media Marketing by nature […]

Social Media Marketing is Still Marketing

I gave up and slammed down my phone (well, not slammed, I’m too keenly aware of the cost of technology, so I “angrily” hit the button to shut […]

#$@&%* Marketers!

“Sal is a Marketer. And all it took was Constant Contact.” Sal is NOT a Marketer.  The ad shows that he’s successful, has a loyal clientele, and is […]

Sal is NOT a Marketer

I’ve seen about 30 posts and articles so far about the varying success or failure of retailers to match the projections of holiday shoppers, about half of which […]

The 2015 Holiday Shopping Frenzy

I recently heard the suggestion of a PPC (pay-per-click) “dark time” to test the impact of paid search on a site, shortly after the new design launches. The […]

When to Pause Paid Search Campaigns

It’s here, it’s here, The 2015 Internet Trends Report is here! You’d think it was a major holiday, as marketers nearly lose their sh&! writing about it. If […]

Poor Widdle Miwennials

Adobe and EConsultancy Releases the 2015 Digital Trends Report Adobe just published the 2015 Digital Marketing Trends for 2015, a study based on survey results with Econsultancy. The […]

And the Results are In

The headline called out to me: The Top 7 Online Marketing Trends That Will Dominate 2014 As I eagerly consumed the short summary of the article to find […]

You Had Me at “Marketing Trends”

What does Facebook Advertising tell you? I’m here on Facebook this evening because … because that’s what I do to relax, get ideas, spy on people, and keep […]

Are You Targeted with Facebook Ads

What is Marketing? I get asked that a lot, and being this close to it, it becomes difficult to explain. Each time I’m asked and about to answer […]

What is Marketing?

This is the year of big data, right? Not unlike the use of “aspirational” imagery in fashion magazines making us feel less than, so goes the blubbering on […]

Big Data’s Weakest Link

No nursery rhyme today. Today’s “lesson” will be more direct. No image to promote sharing or to grab your attention. No keywords or tags to catch you in […]

On Being a Marketer

Hark! Hark! The marketer barked, The catalog drops in a week. The copy’s in shambles The cover’s a gamble But without it we’ll be up a creek. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ […]

Deadlines and Inspiration

Well it’s about time. This is why people lose faith in leadership and corporate America. Sure, there’s no question there are smart people in those offices who have […]

Penney for your thoughts?

Facebook is making more changes again. When the feeds change, you’ll be posting in vain. When your updates don’t show, you’ll be sh!t-out-of-luck And you’ll have to decide […]

Rock-a-Bye Facebook

What Color is Your Month? April is Autism Awareness month. If you didn’t know that it only means you don’t pay attention to social media. Everything is blue, […]

Branding Awareness

Do you send out press releases? What is the purpose of a press release? How effective are they, and how do you know? We love the idea of […]

The Power of the Press Release

Today’s buzzword is: Remarketing You HAVE to do it, your agency or consultants tell you. It’s a way to capitalize easily and cheaply on behavioral marketing in an […]

Remarketing – Tactic or Ploy?

You’ve got emails, Search Engine Marketing, SEO programs in place. You blog, manage your social media, and develop press releases and white papers on a regular basis. You […]

Why Are You Marketing?

Mary had a Marketing plan To help her business recovery. But her agencies charged for basic audits Calling them insights and discovery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nursery Rhymes remind us of […]

Mary Had a Marketing Plan