A deadly mistake many marketers make is trying to change their prospects’ attitudes. You can’t. Remember, you can’t teach a pig to sing. Instead, use your prospects’ views as a tool to sell your product or service. You can do [...]
What are my most successful marketing and advertising tactics to help turn dreams into multimillion-dollar corporations? What have I learned to have won 118 marketing and advertising awards? I recently spoke to Leonard Scheiner, host of Unleash Your Brand, a national [...]
I got a call from a software company that needed higher quality and more leads for their sales team. Here is how we helped them experience dramatic growth despite economic uncertainty. SurfControl is a global provider of corporate security software. [...]
When launching a new product, a direct response D2C/E-commerce strategy and tactics are a proven formula for success. For example, in the mid-2000s, the average pair of jeans cost about $30. So, when apparel company True Religion burst onto the [...]
A call to action can make or break the sale. And words matter! A test was recently run for a PR automation company called “Pitchbox.” This company was launching a product and wanted to see which call to action received [...]
Make sure your testimonials are working for you, not against you. Let’s evaluate the Too-Perfect Testimonial. I know… you want your testimonials to look sharp and feature good-looking, smiling people who, in perfectly articulate and beautiful language, express the many [...]
Now is the time to get ready for Christmas. Your website or landing page can increase — or crush — your Christmas sales. Remember, Cyber Monday starts November 2nd. Your small window is rapidly closing. There’s little time for completely [...]
Let me tell you about an incredible, new product launch that pulled in over half a million new customers… during a recession! What made it so successful? Three words — Direct marketing strategies. The product was a nutritional supplement popular [...]
For almost 10 years, I worked to make one small investment company into a giant that was purchased for over 350 million dollars. DTN Wall Street, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska launched a new investment product. The marketing director, Chuck Wood, [...]
The end of December and the beginning of January have historically been a spike in response to generate leads and sales. With slight timing differences, this is the time for both B2C and B2B marketers for all products and services. [...]
