Small Business Marketing
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…
Read MorePrecise language is one of my joys. It’s exhilarating to find exactly the right word that communicates in the best way possible. Which is why it pains me to admit that accuracy isn’t all that important if it’s boring. For marketing communications,…
Read MoreSince I named my small business marketing firm Zoo in a Jungle Marketing, it’s pretty clear that I approve of marketing metaphors. Taken from Peter DeVries’ quote “Life is a zoo in a jungle,” my company name promotes stepping outside…
Read MoreNaming products and services is an incredibly important element to your branding strategy and marketing plan. Ideal product names are clearly descriptive, motivating to customers and memorable. Or, you could take LG’s example and go with the alphabet soup approach: The LG G…
Read MoreA great campfire story compels the audience to listen, eager to hear what happens next. And they will remember the story, to share with others later. Wouldn’t you love for your marketing to capture some of that feeling? Unfortunately, small…
Read MoreHere’s some great marketing advice from author P.D. Eastman, in the toddler board book, Big Dog… Little Dog: Every small business faces marketing problems. Keep in mind that your problems are probably not big problems. Big problems are literally life and…
Read MoreThere’s a curious phenomenon at church potlucks, which anyone who has cooked for one has witnessed. Simply cooking a dish you know to be delicious is not enough to entice people to eat it. As my mom taught me, you have…
Read MoreThe basic marketing question, “What is a brand?” is rarely even adequately covered in marketing classes. But understanding your business’s brand is the most crucial concept for any marketing effort to be successful. So, what is it, then? Your brand…
Read MoreRoute 52 near Cincinnati is an interesting drive– it follows the Ohio River, takes you through some cute small towns and, surprisingly, presents drivers with a stark marketing lesson. That lesson is to think like a customer. On my drive,…
Read MoreMarketers are a creative bunch, and we like to create new things. But sometimes the pursuit of the “new” can go overboard. I started thinking about all the different kinds of “marketing” I’ve experienced, and the list began to get…
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