When you invest in promotional products, you want to make the most of them. Why just use them as giveaways at a trade shows and events? When promotional products do…
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Branding can help local businesses avoid the “growth trap”
Local businesses have a very pragmatic attitude about branding: they ignore it. Many of them are more worried about meeting payroll, making rent, paying taxes, and other cash crises than…
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Are marketers fueling the fake news industry?
If you are an average marketer, you don’t likely feel responsible for the outbreak of fake news over the last few years. Jeff Pundyk thinks you should. Tim Peter and I…
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How promotional products fit in with the modern consumer
Advertisers have a challenging job of increasing recall and improving resonance with consumers. That is where promotional products, branded gifts, and giveaways shine. Perhaps that is why promotional products have…
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The emerging challenges for managing brand risk
Last year was a watershed year for business and our society, where rising populism, Trump’s polarizing accusations, and various socio-economic trends have made the topic of “brand risk” a top…
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Everyone knows about digital ad fraud, but do you know how to protect yourself as an advertiser? I have to admit that I really didn’t really understand the magnitude of…
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Why every copywriter should understand SEO
For some, search engine optimization (SEO) is a second language, an essential tool in their marketing arsenal. But for others, it’s a dirty word: a point of confusion and something…
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Are you using data to connect with customers?
I live in the New York City area, and among baseball fans of a certain age, there is a touchstone event that they remember: New York Yankees baseball player Thurman…
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Take the lead, deliver the future, and rise to the top in four stages
Lesson for leaders Imagine the near future, the world of 2025. People’s digital steps will be triggers that deliver the best knowledge, tools, and commercial choices. Without being…
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What your social media marketing consultant will never tell you
Too many companies try to outsource their social media in hopes that a social media expert, like me, will care about their brand just as much as they do. I hate…
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