Episodes
Reputation Management a buzzword that is making the rounds. Do you understand it? Not to worry that's what i'm here for, to help you get your reputation management plan in order. By the end of this show I hope you will have an idea of how to build a reputation for your business and maintain the credibility of it all.
Published 03/23/19
Reputation Management a buzzword that is making the rounds. Do you understand it? Not to worry that's what i'm here for, to help you get your reputation management plan in order. By the end of this show I hope you will have an idea of how to build a reputation for your business and maintain the credibility of it all.
Published 03/23/19
Reputation Management a buzzword that is making the rounds. Do you understand it? Not to worry that's what i'm here for, to help you get your reputation management plan in order. By the end of this show I hope you will have an idea of how to build a reputation for your business and maintain the credibility of it all.
Published 03/23/19
It's difficult to predict which methods will connect with consumers most effectively in the ever-changing landscape of marketing. Just when marketers believe they understand their audience, a new technology, new behavior or even an entirely new audience alters everything. That said, it’s practical to reflect on the past year’s patterns and pay attention to growing trends that will influence next year’s success. Here are 10 marketing trends you would be wise to keep your eye on going into 2019.
Published 02/16/19
It's difficult to predict which methods will connect with consumers most effectively in the ever-changing landscape of marketing. Just when marketers believe they understand their audience, a new technology, new behavior or even an entirely new audience alters everything. That said, it’s practical to reflect on the past year’s patterns and pay attention to growing trends that will influence next year’s success. Here are 10 marketing trends you would be wise to keep your eye on going into 2019.
Published 02/16/19
It's difficult to predict which methods will connect with consumers most effectively in the ever-changing landscape of marketing. Just when marketers believe they understand their audience, a new technology, new behavior or even an entirely new audience alters everything. That said, it’s practical to reflect on the past year’s patterns and pay attention to growing trends that will influence next year’s success. Here are 10 marketing trends you would be wise to keep your eye on going into 2019.
Published 02/16/19
It's difficult to predict which methods will connect with consumers most effectively in the ever-changing landscape of marketing. Just when marketers believe they understand their audience, a new technology, new behavior or even an entirely new audience alters everything. That said, it’s practical to reflect on the past year’s patterns and pay attention to growing trends that will influence next year’s success. Here are 10 marketing trends you would be wise to keep your eye on going into 2019.
Published 02/16/19
Regardless of what your preferred marketing channel is, we have put together a list of 27 Christmas marketing ideas you can use to add some sparkle to your holiday marketing and sales strategy. There is still enough time to implement many of these ahead of this Christmas, and for those that require a little more planning, you have around 52 weeks left to finalize them for next Christmas.
Published 10/14/18
Published 10/14/18
Today we look at the concept of distinguishing the difference between above and below the line advertising and marketing. bove The Line (ATL) and Below The Line (BTL) advertising are two terms that are bandied around often these days in the advertising world and often have the layperson confused as to what they stand for. It might be worth our while to begin this by defining what constitutes the metaphoric ‘Line’. To quote Michael John Baker from The Marketing Book, the terms ‘Above The Line’...
Published 08/02/18
Airport Advertising has always ruled the roost among the OOH Media. The airport audience is the pristine form of an audience that is a dream for every advertiser. Such well-segmented audiences are available nowhere else in an organized and uncluttered atmosphere apart from the airports. The show analyzes the top reasons why Airport Advertising is such a celebrated Advertising Media all around the world. The most common Advantages of Airport Advertising that Airport Advertising Agencies take...
Published 05/10/18
Today we look at the concept and the reasons your company desperately needs a responsive website tool. You might have heard the term responsive web design or responsive website before, which is gaining popularity these days. A responsive website is said to be one that makes use of page elements such as flexible images, flexible layouts, and cascading style sheet media queries. Such site has the capability of automatically detecting the user’s device and adjusting itself according to the...
Published 04/18/18
According to a recent study by Ball State University on the media consumption habits of average Americans, despite the Internet’s steady rise in popularity over the last few years, television remains the dominant medium in most U.S. households. On average, the general population spends over four and a half hours a day in front of the tube, making TV watching one of the most common modern leisure activities. Is it any wonder then that television advertising is also the most powerful form of...
Published 04/11/18
The Dangerous Power of Emotional Advertising. ... They strategically manipulate consumers' feelings and stimulate the emotional triggers that influence how we make decisions. An emotional Ads may be designed to incite anger, sadness, or joy—all targeted toward the brand's end goal. Marketers Use To Influence Consumer Behavior In a quest to understand what drives consumers’ decisions, marketers have turned to psychology to understand what could make an impact. The vast majority of marketers...
Published 03/31/18
WHAT DOES IT TAKE FOR A BRAND to truly a breakthrough in today’s crowded market? Just as it has with everything else, digital transformation has upended the traditional rules of marketing. In less than a decade brands like Uber and Airbnb have attained the kind of consumer mindshare that companies used to have to work decades to create. Part of this is the simple fact that most of these newer brands are technology companies; they provide products and services that themselves can be built...
Published 02/14/18
A variant of a branding slogan, a tagline can be used in marketing materials and advertising. The idea behind the concept is to create a memorable dramatic phrase that will sum up the tone and premise of an audio/visual product, or to reinforce and strengthen the audience's memory of a literary product. Taglines (also called straplines, tags, slogans, or brand lines) can be inspirational, like a product philosophy, or they can be something fun and memorable. While some can impel you to be...
Published 12/20/17
Is there such thing as customer loyalty when it comes to a pricing model? This show tackles the dynamics of over-spending over the global frenzy of Black Friday, how Zimbabwe was finally liberated after 37 years of gaining its independence. Black Friday is an informal name for the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States, the fourth Thursday of November, which has been regarded as the beginning of the country's Christmas shopping season since 1952.
Published 11/30/17
The focus this of the show is to look at brands who have successfully evolved within branding their strategies and came up with innovative ways to brand their organisations. We will look at Sustainability in Branding, Family originated brands, content media& social media marketing, logos and all the other important branding elements that make their brands a success and ultimate contribute to the company bottom line. Educational Outcome: Important branding elements that make their brands...
Published 11/15/17
When it comes to marketing, there is significant strength in numbers – the more people a brand is exposed to, the better. The more people talk about a brand, the more it lives. The more it stays top of mind, the more marketing spend is converted into sales. With that being said well, Last week we has a fantastic time discussing the most iconic brands of our lifetime and in the same breath we are going to synergise this moving train. Today we are looking at emerging brands, what are some...
Published 10/10/17
The word "guerrilla," in its written form, seems very intense. It conjures images of rebellion and conflict. Put it next to the word "marketing," and it makes a lot of people ask, "Huh?" But guerrilla marketing isn't some sort of combative form of communication. After all, that would be highly disruptive, which violates the inbound methodology. In fact, it's actually a very unconventional form of inbound marketing, in that it raises brand awareness among large audiences, without interrupting...
Published 10/04/17
A brand is a distinguishing symbol, mark, logo, name, word, sentence or a combination of these items that companies use to distinguish their product from others in the market Today we are looking at some of the most Iconic Brands of our time that have become part of who we are. These are the brands that we grew up with, we trust, we love and value.
Published 09/30/17
Today we look at the the concept Communication planning. Comms Planning, help determine what brands need to tell people to get them to buy a product (and how to go about telling them). This person works out the best place to deliver our message, making sure everything lines up with client’s brand identity and the channel it runs on. For example, we decide if an ad works best on television, Facebook or radio, and then we help a team of creatives tailor that ad to one or more of those channels.
Published 09/04/17
Stereotype marketing is a two-fold process that involves the exploitation of specific groups and/or perceptions to create a product image and a target market segment. Stereotype marketing may include the creation of stereotyped marketing materials as well as a stereotypical segmentation and approach to the marketplace itself.
Published 08/25/17
A few weeks ago we pandered on a subject some what similar to this where we spoke about what different logos mean for different brands and what colour pallets are best or rather recommended for which types of businesses. After years of work to build recognition, why would an established company change its name? Mia Pearson a Marketing expert says companies contemplating a name change to have a “strong and believable story” behind the new brand, demonstrate continuity with the past, ensure...
Published 07/25/17
Today we are unpacking a word that has become a buzzword in the corporate world, particularly as a tool for marketing and comms. Thought leadership fall off many people tongues and I personally think it’s rarely fully understood.
Published 07/19/17