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Marketing that loves your customer…or makes them cry

June 19, 2011

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Make ‘em laugh.  Cry.  Or yearn for family.

Just Fill a space in their hearts.

There was a time you may have heard your mother say…”the fastest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.”  Not sure if the stomach has been replaced by his iPhone – but the idea hasn’t changed.

To find your way to your soul mate’s heart – or your customers – you’ve got to tug at their heartstrings.  Making an emotional connection is the fastest way to create attraction.

Olive Garden take out bigger

Recently I saw an Olive Garden commercial.  They’ve always got a big table, filled with family and lots of food.  OG’s target market is middle income families.  Money is tight and going out to eat is a less frequent event.

They want to convey a feeling of security and fulfillment.  So after eating and laughing – the very last image you see is a takeout bag.

That’s right…come to Olive Garden and you’ll have that secure feeling of being with family and you’ll leave with food for the next day!  The commercial aims leave you with the emotional feeling of abundance.  Their target loves leftovers.   It gives them a feeling like they’ve gotten great value. Value and abundence. Very powerful.

What emotional connection can your business make with your target?  Find that connection and you’ll be on your way to the beginning of a beautiful friendship.


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Twitter “Stars” ready to promote your business

June 13, 2011

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Got a spare $10,000? If she accepted your offer, Kim Kardashian could tell her nearly 8 million followers about your business. A little too rich for your blood? Don’t worry, Lindsay Lohan can send a sparkling product mention to her 1.8 million followers for the rock-bottom price of $3500. (according to sponsoredtweets.com)
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Vote – Who would you pay to tweet your business?

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It’s getting pretty hard to decide where to put your advertising dollar these days. Or what an advertisement is for that matter.  And those celebrities (real or otherwise) are getting some nice scratch for all the time spent building a Twitter brand.

Take Charlie Sheen (with respect to Henny Youngman)…please.  He joined Twitter in March.  24 hours later had over a million followers.  He now has over 4 million followers.  That’s a very respectable audience for a network television show.  Former employer Two and a half Men drew 2.9 million viewers.  In 90 days or so, Sheen’s Twitter following rivals a hit TV show.

Such is the power of celebrity…and celebrity news.  It’s no wonder why venerable publications like the TU have struggled to maintain their rightful place of relevance.

So maybe the Kardashian sisters aren’t right for you.  Or Justin Bieber.  Or Justin Timberlake.  Or other Twitter powerhouses commanding over $5,000 per tweet.

There are lesser known Tweeters who you might want to tap into.  I read where one guy with 7,000 followers gets $7 per tweet.  Not bad if they’re the right followers.  You can find a roster of Twitter ‘guns for hire’ on Twitter ad networks.

Here are some to check out:

Sponsoredtweets

Adly

Twtbuck

MyLikes

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Is yellow pages marketing right for anybody?

June 5, 2011

Since 2008 when online searches replaced the yellow pages as the primary means for searching out product and services, marketing advisers like me have all but given a cease and desist order against adverting there.

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I recently read this little ditty: Why are the Yellow Pages like Nursing Homes?

They’re shockingly expensive, few people under 70 use them, and many who do are a little out of it.

Moral of the story? When you invest in Yellow Pages ads, you’re setting fire to money.

Over the last couple of years, we’ve helped free up tens of thousands of dollars for clients – allowing them to boost their online presence.

20% of all online searches are local – 40% for Mobile

But is the yellow pages right for anybody?

Well, yes it is. Despite its near irrelevancy in the B2B market, there are some business types where the yellow pages still may offer a good return on investment. These are almost exclusively in the business to consumer (B2C) area in service-related industries.

Some interesting stats:

  • 75% of YP advertisers are service businesses or installed product (think flooring) businesses. The more service-heavy, the more valuable the directory.
  • Businesses that have large, infrequent sales (roofer, divorce attorney, windshield repair) are more likely to receive a big return compared to a gas station. A roofing customer makes a purchase once in 20 years after a purchase. That’s a lead worth capturing.
  • When the customer’s location is the work site, local SEO is exceptionally difficult to optimize and a directory can assist in exposing a business to their desired service area. About 35% of YP advertisers are home-based businesses that need visibility. The print directory can act as one of their store fronts.

Print directories are made for emergency services. When water is leaking from your dishwasher. When the power is out. When you’ve got a coyote in your backyard (I used to live in the Los Angeles hills and yes, they were there).

Also, ingrained yellow page users such as seniors or those in rural areas with poor internet connections will still use them.

So, the yellow pages may not be dead after all. At least not for all of us.


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