I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.
Trader Joes, a chain of grocery stores offering unique and interesting products often under its own brand, has legions of passionate fans. Many waited in line last week to secure a prized Trader Joe's branded miniature canvas tote bag offered in four pastel colors.
I was looking through some older blog posts today, and I discovered a post I wrote 15 years ago that I had forgotten about. Re-reading it today made me laugh, so I thought I’d post it again. +++++++++++++ So last night I made my way to Pakhuis Wilhelmina, a funky former ware...
I love when history merges with marketing! Last week I visited the 117-year-old Carnation Farms in Washington state. The organization celebrates its history as a way to market its modern businesses.
In the past month, I’ve been a guest lecturer in marketing classes at a half dozen Universities that use my book The New Rules of Marketing and PR in class. I’ve also worked with several marketing teams at companies. While people ask the question in different ways, I’m frequ...
I’m considering a new car and have been poking around the various automaker websites in the past few weeks. It’s been frustrating!
In prime real estate at my local shopping mall, a Yamaha piano dealer is actively discouraging customers. On every piano is a sign reading: “Please Do Not Play Without Permission”.
The new film Fly Me to the Moon starring Scarlett Johansson & Channing Tatum is a romantic comedy set in the 1969 race to the moon. Johansson plays a marketing strategist planning a fake moon landing video in a NASA warehouse.
Several hours ago, Samsung released a remarkable video response to the recent Apple CRUSH video. The text at the end “Creativity cannot be crushed” wonderfully trolls Apple. This is a great example of Newsjacking.
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
