Categories

Subscribe to My Feed   Follow Me On Twitter   Join Me On LinkedIn   Friend Me On Facebook

Take Product, Add Service: Result is More Profit

Companies have learned that they can add service or convenience to products and raise the price. That higher price includes a larger margin and therefore more profit.

Example 1: Soap – Liquid Soap

Bar soap evolved to liquid soap to save the effort of rubbing the bar of soap. Liquid soap morphed to […]

40 Marketing Mistakes Companies Make

There was a rich discussion recently among members of the Marketing Executives Group on Linked In. The topic of debate was Top Marketing Mistakes.

Each company should periodically step back and take a look at their marketing activities. The following list can be utilized as a checklist for activities that should be stopped. […]

Marketing: Art or Science

I have always been fascinated with the debate that Marketing is an Art or a Science. Now Campbell’s Soup is introducing Neuroscience into the discussion.

Neuromarketing

Neuromarketing is a relatively new approach for companies to delve into customer responses to marketing and advertising. Researchers are divining what small changes in biometrics like skin […]

Growing Marketing Teams

I attended a meeting about identifying and engaging volunteers. Four of the points apply perfectly to Marketing Teams.

1. To Be Fulfilled and Challenged

Everyone likes the sense of accomplishment we feel with a job well done. Providing challenges to employees engenders motivation. The motivation causes the employees to stretch to meet the […]

What Should My Employee Newsletter Contain

Communications continues to fragment with more and more sources for news and information. The internal newsletter for your Department, Division or Company is still critical for directing the flow of information.

What should the newsletter contain? Each company will have unique situations or needs to meet. However, there are a number of items that […]