Little Marketing Slip-Ups

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Marketing has a lot of tasks, one of which is to attract attention. Things like forex analysis software or new canned goods don’t make themselves known – someone has to spread the word about them first. To do that, marketing has to do something that catches the eyes of the people that would theoretically be interested in what is being offered. There are a lot of ways to do this, some of which may work while

The Time Cost of Marketing

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One of the key principles of marketing is to make the materials noticeable, easy to spot. Whether it is to promote Park City rentals or the latest in a long line of laptops from Sony, the marketing must always have something about it that makes it stand out, that makes people take notice instead of assuming the poster is just part of the décor. This is something that every marketing teacher tells her students, bec

Changing Times for Banks

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The reputation of banks has taken a beating recently, and to be fair, a lot of it has been deserved. Traditionally, the bank has provided a service for which they deserve to make a profit. A poor banker seems almost an oxymoron, and it should. Would you trust your money to someone who isn’t making a profit, after all? The fundamental model for banking goes back to Renaissance Italy. A person who had accumulat

People Hate Windshield Marketing

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Everyone’s seen one of them before. Maybe they’ve just come from the mall and are in the parking lot when they spot it. Sometimes, they’ve just come from a visit to the dentist and their car was parked outside. They may have just parked for a while to do something in the general area, not even long enough for the meter to run out. Yet somehow, a flier for an ice cream maker or a new pizza place or

Spotting Opportunities to Do Marketing

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It does not always pay to advertise. There are many companies that spend a good portion of their operating budgets on marketing and promotional activities and they fail to do the research needed to make these marketing efforts succeed. Promotion of your merchandise is important, this is true, but advertising is only one of the ways to get people to know your business. More often than not, it’s also the most e

Transparent Marketing: Singapore’s Singtel Discloses Actual Speeds of Mobile Broadband

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They say that honest pays. In the age of the Internet, savvy consumers, and the power of blogs and forum posts, being transparent as a company pays more than ever. This is why large corporations like Toyota and Sony spend millions on public relations and damage control marketing in case of mishaps, as a single negative post or review can ruin millions of sales. This truism is especially critical for businesses in t

Marketing the New Product

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It is one thing to market an item that has an established reputation or presence in the market. There may not be much of a built-in customer base, but at least it is a known quantity. The team can focus on building up the reputation and market presence, rather than trying to do that from scratch. A new product has none of the advantages of a new one, even if it is in the same line or sequence. Just because a produc

Using Real People in Advertising: Is it Worth It?

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There are advertisements on television, on huge billboards by the highways, on the internet, and on buildings that consists of one or a number of individuals making use of or talking about a product or service. Advertisers and marketers have been using people in their commercials and classifieds for years. It helps the consumer put into context the usability and attractiveness of the product or service. While not a

A Change in Perspective Can Enhance Your Marketing Strategies

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In many cases, one’s attitude and perspectives of all the highs and lows in the course of running the business can make the difference between success and failure. For instance, the fact that the business and marketing world grow more and more competitive each day, so much so that people involved become increasingly more focused on doing the same things over and over again because they have been proven effective

The Little Things in Business-Customer Relations

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Sometimes, big business tends to keep its perspective firmly rooted in the large-scale. This is an understandable approach to things, since profitability is something that requires the ability to see the forest, not just individual trees. However, customers don’t see the forest, but the trees. They don’t experience the whole of the company, but only the tip of the iceberg, the details that are open and
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