Tag: Marketing

What I Learned When I Disconnected

In my last post, I wrote about the need for us to disconnect in order to recharge our batteries, and I mentioned the trip I was taking to Iceland the following week as a perfect opportunity for me to take […]

Can You Disconnect?

Dictionary.com defines weekend as any two-day period taken as a weekly rest from one’s work, usually occurring between Friday evening and Monday morning. But all too often our nine-to-five becomes 24/7, and taking a Sunday afternoon break from our email […]

5 Tips for Marketing Your Non-Profit

Having been both a volunteer and Board Member of numerous non-profits and civic organizations, I’ve witnessed first-hand the struggle organizations face when trying to market themselves. Because non-profits need to stretch their budgets to accomplish their mission, marketing is often […]

3 Marketing Lessons from the SuperBowl

I have a confession. I watch the SuperBowl for the commercials. Each year I look forward to seeing how the top brands will find ways to stand out, and this year’s power outage gave quick-thinking brands a chance to shine […]

Truth in Marketing – The Power of the Consumer Review

The era of making exaggerated product claims is long dead – at least it should be. But, some brands continue to use exaggerated claims, or “spin”, to sell products. In the hyper-connected, consumer-driven world we now live in, unethical marketing […]