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The Essentials: Social Media

Lately I’ve had several people ask me about adding social media to their marketing mix. Here are my three essential rules for social media: It’s still marketing Expect conversations on difficult issues Regular updates  are key, so plan accordingly It’s … Continue reading

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The Essentials: Consistency

If you want to succeed as a business or organization, consistency is crucial. Last week one of the blogs that I follow had a post that was different than the type of content they normally publish. The blog has a … Continue reading

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The Essentials: Stories and Relationships

My current working theory of marketing says that there are two core elements, stories and relationships. Stories Stories are the threads that tie all the pieces together. Packaging, distribution, pricing and advertising are all parts of a story that is … Continue reading

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The Art of Speed

Speed is becoming an essential part of business today, especially on the web. This weekend I attended a panel discussion entitled “The Art of Speed” at South by Southwest Interactive. Here are the points I found useful or interesting: Follow … Continue reading

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How big is your market

If you’re going to start a business or launch a new product you should be able to answer in numerical terms how big your market is.

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Pony Up

SMU’s new advertising campaign includes two TV commercials promoting the upcoming football season. Here is one of the commercials.

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