The guerilla marketer makes their competition less stable with its multiple attacks. Since it’s Veteran’s Day I thought this blog entry might be timely. Did you know that one of the definitions of strategy is about planning operations and movements in a war or battle? MORE

This is some of the best “guerilla” marketing you can get, especially when when it comes to word-of-mouth marketing. Oftentimes, B2B organizations get the stigma of being out-of-date and slow to respond to what’s popular in technology and today’s market. MORE

This isn’t guerilla promotion. If you’re a salesperson, practice lead, business development specialist, or owner in the professional services space, there’s a very good chance you’re looking for real business growth. And, to a large extent, business growth means more leads. MORE

While it was marketed under the pretense of being a “takeover” -- in that Zappos playfully sabotaged Google’s cupcake giveaway with a guerilla bargain of its own -- we suspect the entire thing may have been planned to benefit both brands. What makes a good story? Is it the happy ending? MORE

Conference sponsors do their best to prevent this type of guerilla marketing.). Regardless of industry, B2B conferences and seminars can be a significant waste of time, money and opportunity. MORE

Her strategic expertise comes from 12 years of content creation, curation, and guerilla marketing. ScribbleLive is looking forward to this year’s Content Marketing World — the annual event that brings together the industry’s best and brightest to learn, network and have some fun. The four-day event will provide attendees with the know-how and materials to craft and execute robust content marketing strategies — and we’re excited to offer an invaluable resource this year. MORE

New brands will pay a premium to hire the rare guerilla marketers who can circumvent the gatekeepers to reach new customers directly. MORE

Many companies are having great success using Yammer as a kind of guerilla knowledge management system. In my last post, I hope I convinced you why you should establish a personal presence in social media even if your company hasn’t done so yet. That was the why of social media. This time, I’d like to concentrate on the how. I’m going to attempt to explain it by humbly offering my own initiation into social media as a guide. MORE

But what impressed us more than the quality of their service, was the no-cost, cornball guerilla (included in photo) marketing tactic that eReleases applied to thank us for our business. LtoR: Heather Fuller, Andrew Crisp, Percy, Gary Thompson, Mickie Kennedy. MORE

It implemented an optimal social media strategy to push the content and contributed to discussions within online communities to start the campaign awareness – a terrific example of guerilla PR tactics that took a lot of sweat, but likely minimal budget. MORE

Indoor Guerilla Marketing. Event Ambush Guerilla Marketing. Experiential Guerilla Marketing. Naturally, I couldn't help but be impressed by this guerilla marketing installment from paper towel company Bounty. The word "guerrilla," in its written form, seems very intense. MORE

Guerilla marketing – Powerful marketing that saturates a market for a brief period with the goal of getting maximum impact for minimum cost. Every industry and trade has their own terminology—words and phrases that may be unfamiliar to those on the outside. Marketing is no exception, with an ever-expanding vocabulary of terms and jargon that may at times sound like a foreign language to business executives in non-marketing roles. MORE

Guerilla Gear. Back in the day, we used to have brick and mortar retail stores, where organizations were able to connect with people on a personal level. They would have two minutes to market their products in person—we don’t have that luxury anymore. MORE

Guerilla Marketing Without Due Diligence. 1) Guerilla Marketing Without Due Diligence. Everyone makes mistakes. Even (especially?) marketers. Usually, we learn from them and move on with our lives, maybe escaping with just a touch of public shaming. MORE

In 2007, Cartoon Network launched a guerilla marketing campaign in which they set up LED signs in various places throughout cities to promote one of their cartoons. Everyone makes mistakes. Even (especially?) marketers. MORE

Guerilla Marketing for Consultants by Jay Conrad Levinson and Michael W. Rain T oday , a great resource for those who market and sell services, selected their Best Book s of the Decade for marketing and selling professional services. I was humbled to see that they picked my book, Lead Generation for the Complex Sale for their list. MORE

Guerilla Tactics: Gear Up. As marketers, we want to engage in content amplification and deliver our content to the highest percentage of our target audience as possible. They’re out there, scattered across the vast World Wide Web and beyond. MORE

At MLT Creative, we've always had fun with guerilla marketing. However disruptive guerilla marketing may be by design, it should not offend or insult, and it must support the broader brand message. Please share your innovative B2B guerilla marketing concepts. MORE

These are just a few inexpensive, guerilla style marketing tactics that are perfect for firms with human capacity and specialized knowledge to share and hands to shake. B2B Marketing economical marketing guerilla marketing marketing plan marketing strategy Blogging Marketing (General MORE

Guerilla content marketing is content created with almost no budget, simply by repurposing things your organization already produces. Producing content when you have a big budget is easy. Producing the right content for your audience on any budget is the tough part. MORE

Witty emails, unapologetic copy, and bro-friendly photography set them apart, and their guerilla-style email tactics spread their name and their product through college towns everywhere. MORE

Best Guerilla Marketing with Video: TD’s “TD Thanks You” Gifting your customers in unusual ways has a pretty big impact – we saw that with WestJet’s Christmas miracle video in 2013. The use of video in content marketing continued to climb this past year … and for good reason: most marketers say that video is more effective at producing conversions than any other medium. MORE

Infographics , videos , music videos , guerilla marketing , ambush marketing -- oh my! If you're like most businesses, your advertising budget is probably pretty limited. MORE

In addition to the pre-event promotion, we did a bit of guerilla marketing onsite at the conference. Do you remember the best marketing campaign you ever executed? How about the worst? . MORE

Blogs, magazine articles, whole books were written on marketing strategies and tactics and how to tweak your website to get higher Google rankings, how to use Guerilla Marketing and all the other interesting tools in the marketer arsenal but those are mainly that: tools. The Effective Marketer Effectiveness is a discipline and it can be learned Home About the Effective Marketer Books Speaking What is an Effective Marketer? MORE

Seven Creative Guerilla Marketing Tips. 2009 was the first year of Connect the Docs. A big thank you to all our readers, guest bloggers and interviewees for helping us build Connect the Docs. Enjoy the following collated list of best blog posts from Connect the Docs in 2009. Top 5 Blog Posts. Content Marketing - The Ultimate Cheat Sheet. You and I live in an era when creating and distributing content have become democratized. MORE

Conference sponsors do their best to prevent this type of guerilla marketing.). Regardless of industry, conferences and seminars can be a significant waste of time, money and opportunity. But the conference sponsor is typically not at fault for the lack of return on this marketing investment. MORE

“ People are often bored or put off by facts, but they never tire of hearing stories ” — Jay Conrad Levinson, Author “Guerilla Marketing” series of books. MORE

Guerilla Content: How To Growth Hack Your Way To Content Marketing Success On A Limited Budget. This is where you can turn to what I call Guerilla Content : Guerilla Content: content created with almost no budget, simply be re-purposing things your organization already produces. MORE

This includes, but is not limited to, surprise visits, gag gifts, hostile pitches, and guerilla marketing (to name a few), which more often than not inspires rage instead of coverage. MORE

We, the other half, need to use asynchronous guerilla tactics. For the last year, I had been acting Director of Social Media at Unison , probably one of the most fashion-forward, innovative, creative, and tech-savvy web application development companies I have ever worked with. MORE

Guerilla marketing is the art of getting your message out there without spending money on expensive advertising. The median salary for a Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is reported to be $169,066 per year. That’s an expense that very few startups can afford. MORE

Have there been successful companies who forged the path to success totally grassroots guerilla style? When it comes to marketing, the most successful companies view it as an investment, not an expense. MORE

Guerilla marketing. Computer Market Research. How to Set Up your Market Development Funds Program: Part 2. Program Guides to Help Optimize your Market Development Funds Program Performance Efficiently and Effectively. MORE

Hallway/Guerilla Usability Testing. My favorite part of the writing process is when my editor reviews my work. By the time I’ve submitted the first draft of most of my blog posts, I’ve invested so much time and effort into my piece that I’m too emotionally attached to it. I need to distance myself from it. My editor also has fresh editing eyes, so she can discover any overlooked errors and new creative opportunities to sharpen my piece. MORE

It is here that many vendors seem to go back to guerilla marketing tactics, believing that their mission is to gather as many names of passersby as they can. I have a confession to make. I have a love/hate relationship with marketing events, a fair share of which I attend each year. At many of these events, I have the good fortune of being able to present on topics such as lead management, lead nurturing and sales-marketing alignment. MORE

Marketing Puzzles guerilla marketing marketing puzzleFor a fun Friday brain teaser, PuzzleMarketer.com brings you a puzzle using terms out of our digital marketing glossary. See how quickly you can guess what the images below are identifying. MORE

Duct Tape Marketing Guerilla Consulting Breakthrough tactics for winning profitable clients IABC Cafe A gathering place for professional communicators. Canadian Marketing Blog Welcome to the CMA - Canadian Marketing Association - Blog. MORE

Whether it’s through Facebook , video , guerilla marketing or blogging , TOMS finds a way to turn its business into a two-way conversation with consumers. by Jesse Noyes | Tweet this When TOMS Shoes launched it set out to prove that turning a profit and improving the lives of the world’s less fortunate were not mutually exclusive missions. MORE

This isn’t guerilla promotion. In the first post on The Road to Revenue , we learned that buyers are going online in droves to solve problems and find service providers who can help. But when it comes to content marketing, not just any old content will do. MORE

Amp Agency's Patagonia marketing strategy aimed to appeal to a new audience through guerilla marketing efforts and a coast-to-coast roadtrip. The saying "lead by example" is important in politics and leadership roles -- and it's also critical in marketing. MORE

This isn’t guerilla promotion. If you’re a salesperson, practice lead, business development specialist, or owner in the professional services space, there’s a very good chance you’re looking for real business growth. And, to a large extent, growth means more leads. MORE

Oddly enough, marketing departments have been a little less prone to this sort of guerilla IT development than some other groups. Salesforce this week announced “myEinstein” self-service artificial intelligence features to let non-technical users build predictive models and chatbots. My immediate reaction was that's a bad idea: top-of-the-head objections include duplicated effort, wasted time, and the potential for really bad results. MORE