Small Business Marketing
Your Brand Needs a Plan for Generative Engine Optimization with ChatGPT & Google Gemini There’s a new marketing acronym in town, GEO. It stands for Generative Engine Optimization, and it has one customer segment: AI chatbots. It’s the top growth strategy…
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Would AI-Generated Music Make Woody Guthrie Turn Over in His Grave? Folk music doesn’t seem like a likely candidate for a positioning strategy marketing analysis. Isn’t its main “position” anti-establishment? Au contraire. Music is also a business, as any musician knows.…
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Over the Last Decade, Tripadvisor, Travel + Leisure & Lonely Planet Focus Attention Closer to Home Globetrotting may not be the future for trendy US travelers. North American destinations have seen a surge in popularity from top travel guides Tripadvisor, Travel +…
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Way back in 2019, experiential marketing was taking the world by storm. Eventbrite defined it as: “Experiential marketing is a strategy that engages consumers using branded experiences. Sometimes referred to as ‘live marketing’ or ‘event marketing experience,’ the idea is to create a memorable…
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Hulu’s Ad Platform Opens Advertising to the Masses Advertising alongside popular programs and shows has always seemed out of reach for small business. It was both cost-prohibitive and difficult to reach the niche audience that most small businesses rely on…
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When creating next year’s marketing plan, keep these small business marketing trends for 2021 in mind. Most businesses will be glad to put 2020 behind them, so enjoy looking ahead! Small Business Marketing Trend 1: Track ROI Budgets for 2021…
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Cincinnati-based Busken Bakery was founded during the Great Depression, not an auspicious time to start a new business. In another daring move, each Presidential election, the bakery launches an all-out election season marketing campaign centering around cookies bearing the likeness…
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Being a Pirate is All About Branding Based on the book The Invisible Hook: The Hidden Economics of Pirates comes a new hilarious video on the marketing of piracy. “Branding be bringing in the booty.” P.S. Shoutout to my fellow…
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Pictures of Animals in Advertising Increase Customer Engagement It comes as no surprise that most people love and enjoy animals. Incorporating the natural love of animals into your marketing campaigns can be a short-cut to evoking desirable emotions and behaviors…
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Ritter and Hagee Show It’s Possible to Be Both Responsible and Amusing From a marketing perspective, I found the montage “Every Covid-19 Commercial is Exactly the Same” hilarious and an important reminder that following the crowd doesn’t inspire customers. As…
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