It used to be that advertising was all about planning reach and frequency. To a certain extent it still is for paid efforts, but when you're trying to milk free platforms, like your own anchored content through blogs and enewsletters, as well as social media, earned media and embedded editorial, REACH is the name of the game. You CAN control frequency of your own platforms, but … [Read more...]
3 insights from Sweden to harness media & generate word of mouth
The "Curators of Sweden" was a great example of tourism marketing. The campaign featured an overall initiative where the controls of the countries @Sweden Twitter handle were handed over to Swedish citizens for rotating one-week stints. People from all over the world were invited to ask questions and exchange thoughts in an unedited forum. The trust and openness was meant to … [Read more...]
How to manage negative publicity: 5 lessons from Coors Light #BraveTheCold out of bounds skiing campaign
Somebody at Coors Light had a horrible, no good, very bad day last week. Several people at Rethink, a well respected Vancouver advertising agency responsible for the #BraveTheCold campaign, also likely had a sleepless night trying to put the breaks on creative that was set to launch that week, after negative publicity threatened to take over. And that doesn’t even credit the … [Read more...]
Content marketing: A strategic slow boil to sales success
Content marketing is when you produce content (articles, images, videos, podcasts, white papers, info graphics, blog posts, books etc) or earn coverage that is tied to your brand, and distributed in such a way that it positions you well in the mind of your target consumer, and over time it causes them to do business with you. Think of it as a slow boil. Here are 5 … [Read more...]
Leverage your content like a MEDIA MOGUL
One of the presentations I am often asked to do is “Think Like a Media Mogul: How to manage multiple channels and create content that positions your brand." It seems to resonate with business owners and marketing managers who struggle with how to leverage smaller marketing budgets to get more visibility and clout. With special thanks to NYIT (New York Institute of … [Read more...]
