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Politically Influenced Ads Roundup – Oscar Edition
It’s been a month since the Super Bowl and its political-themed ads made headlines and caused social media buzz. The Oscars ceremony this past Sunday – a completely different type of event – also featured several brands with politically charged ads for the...
read moreThe Pros & Cons of Politically Influenced Ads
This year, the Super Bowl was buzzworthy not just for the amazing come-from-behind-win. The talk between plays was about the many politically influenced ads. Much more than in year’s past, brands made their ads into political statements. One of the most talked about...
read moreEmotional Targeted Advertising Using The Warm Fuzzies
Emotional targeting is built on the concept that customers don’t purchase products, they purchase experiences. Let's be honest: customers don’t really want to hear about how awesome your product is or how much better it is than your competitors. They want to hear how...
read moreWhy Your Business Needs a Customer Retention Program
Businesses traditionally spend a lot of money and effort to attract new customers, but spend far less on customer retention. Why? According to a survey related to current small business marketing and retention, less than half of small businesses have a customer...
read moreHow Facebook’s Change Impacts Businesses
If the stream of posts on your Facebook page seem different lately, it’s because they tweaked their algorithm (again). This change means posts from your family and friends appear more often than posts from businesses. If you interact with a brand’s page regularly,...
read moreWhat Brand Admiration and Loyalty Means to Your Business
What makes a brand 'admirable'? What is it about them that people admire; the brands people go out of their way to do business with, the ones they continue to purchase and recommend to others? The simple truth is: it’s not just one thing. You can have a Madison Avenue...
read moreWhy Your Business Needs Strong Directional Signs
Have you ever been looking for something - a store, a business, an event - and not being able to find it, cursed the lack of signage? Recently while doing some errands, I saw a lawn sign advertising an event at a local church. Wanting to attend, I drove to the church,...
read moreCounting more than heads, at Events, it’s toes too
We are all aware that technology is evolving extremely rapidly in both marketing and events. Major retailers track movements of customers through stores with the goal of learning buying behaviors. Event organizers for non-profits use technology to create relationships...
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