Marketing Craftmanship

APRIL 21, 2011

Co-sponsored by the Financial Times and Doremus, this survey of more than 500 senior-level business executives suggests that if you’re attempting to reach corporate decision-makers, you may want to want to re-consider Twitter as a marketing tactic. Fewer than 10% use Twitter at work, and only about 20% use Twitter at home. .

Tactics 100

Tactics Webcast B2B Marketing Twitter 100

Marketing Craftmanship

JANUARY 16, 2013

Press releases and related media exposure is a good example of marketing activity that is often overrated in terms of effort vs. tangible outcome. Blogs and newsletters demand original, timely content; not canned information. LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook must be updated regularly to stay relevant. THE PAYOFF.

Tactics 100

Tactics B2B Marketing CPA Cost per Acquisition 100

Marketing Craftmanship

AUGUST 31, 2011

Prior to popularization of fax machines in the 1980s, news releases were delivered by human messengers to major wire services such as AP, UPI and Dow Jones, which in turn communicated that news to their subscribing media outlets over a broadtape machine – much like a financial ticker tape, but using a much wider roll of paper.

Public Relations 100

Public Relations Press PR Content 100

Marketing Craftmanship

JUNE 11, 2015

LinkedIn and Twitter Accounts…check / check. Blog…check. And in the case of publicity, the firm likely generated the wrong type of media exposure (regardless of where it appeared), or simply hung the coverage on their website like a hunting trophy, instead of using it proactively to engage with their target audiences.

Planning 100

Planning Trade Show Paper Marketing & Strategy 100

Marketing Craftmanship

JANUARY 10, 2015

This past September, the well-respected marketing firm, Peppercom, conducted in-depth research involving nearly 300 of the hedge fund industry’s largest firms, to measure how those funds are currently applying standard marketing tools & tactics including websites, social media, the financial press and advertising, one year after the JOBS Act.

Practices 100

Practices Planning Enterprise Management Transparency 100

Marketing Craftmanship

MARCH 16, 2012

For starters: There are too many distractions within traditional print, broadcast and digital media channels to ensure that target audiences will notice your company’s brand exposure, remember seeing it, or be influenced by the coverage; Many types of media exposure have very little marketing value. Plan media solicitations last.

Merchandising 100

Merchandising PR Lead Scoring Lead Ranking 100

Marketing Craftmanship

MARCH 28, 2011

Yesterday on CNN’s Reliable Sources , host Howard Kurtz found former ABC newsman Ted Koppel warning of the demise of the Fourth Estate, claiming that most media sources “are desperate to turn a buck,” and are “busy chasing popcorn rather than steak & potato news.” Murrow and Daniel Schorr Weigh In. My Edward R.

Television marketing 100

Television marketing Blast Campaigns PR Twitter 100

Marketing Craftmanship

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

A company’s senior management and traditional media sources no longer have exclusive or primary control over brand equity. Anyone with Facebook, a Twitter account or a blog — including employees, customers, competitors, short sellers or dedicated troublemakers — can erode (or bolster) brand perceptions.

Brand Identity 100

Brand Identity Branding Urgency Marketing Enterprise Management 100