Marketing Craftmanship

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

LtoR: Heather Fuller, Andrew Crisp, Percy, Gary Thompson, Mickie Kennedy. Missing: Nimmi, the acrobatic dog. eReleases competes with dozens of electronic news distribution services, all seeking to charge companies and PR agencies hefty fees to put their press releases in front of journalists, in hopes of capturing the media’s attention and coverage.

Cost 100

Cost Guerilla Marketing B2B Marketing Paid Search Agency 100

Marketing Craftmanship

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

Stormy Weather for BMW? For a fee, Germany allows people or companies to sponsor the names of weather fronts. So last month, to promote the “wind and weatherproof” capabilities of its Mini Cooper line, BMW’s marketing agency purchased naming rights to a high pressure system that originated in Siberia. But the Cooper storm turned out to be far more than weather forecasters and BMW expected.

PR 109

PR Forecasting Paid Search Agency Advertising Agencies 109

Marketing Craftmanship

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

Hedge Fund Craftsmanship. By most measures, Ray Dalio has achieved great success during his 62 years on earth. Unlike Donald Trump, Dalio didn’t inherit wealth. As a middle-class kid, he delivered newspapers, shoveled snow and was a caddy during the summer. The company Dalio established in his apartment in 1975, Bridgewater Associates, is now the world’s largest and most successful hedge fund manager, with more than $120 billion in assets under management.

Enterprise Management 138

Enterprise Management Work Management Transparency Marketing Management 138