It would seem that summer has officially kicked into gear. Holidays can be a great time to recharge for many and re-imagine for some. In my experience entrepreneurs by nature are often doing the latter. We're always thinking of new and exciting ideas, and it's frequently when we step away from the busyness of life, that the best thoughts come forth. For those of you who have … [Read more...]
When marketing goes to pot!
Perhaps only from the perspective of the left-coast of Canada could come marijuana infused marketing. Yes, marketing that has gone to pot – literally. No I haven’t lost my mind. Trust me, there will be a marketing lesson in here at the end… Last week I picked up a tweet from @HiddenWeedYVR. It came via @VancityBuzz which I follow. It noted how someone was hiding bags of … [Read more...]
Relationship selling: understanding courtship & the use of social media
I blame the guarded attitude of many folks towards the sales process in business solidly on the shoulders of Willy Lowman, the hapless salesman, and feature character in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. This 1949 classic was mandatory reading for most Canadians of my generation. And it's lasting effects reached far beyond our impressionable years of English 11. While it … [Read more...]
Should New York Fries rebrand to Montreal Fries during the Stanley Cup hockey final?
I posed this question to my community of entrepreneurs this past Sunday in my weekly e-newsletter, as a creative example of taking advantage of timely events to exploit for publicity. The reaction was instant and went something like this: - Love it Mary - You should so totally call them and tell them to do this - Can't wait for the headline that credits some marketing … [Read more...]
Getting Rouged
Whenever the marketplace coins a term for a negative experience that is your brand name, you have a big marketing problem. And that's exactly what Air Canada experienced when their discount brand Rouge flights began service out of Vancouver last week. Launched with great fanfare and expectations of success last July 2013, Rouge, a discount brand within the Air Canada … [Read more...]
