Potpourri

Ad greats still speak to us if we will only listen

Tuesday, March 15th, 2005

Here are some pearls of wisdom from our advertising forefathers. Listen and learn.

A winning sales meeting is all about the details

Monday, April 14th, 2003

Five keys to make your next sales meeting a 5-star event.

Eureka! Future of b-to-b research is online

Monday, September 24th, 2001

Using the Internet for fast, inexpensive and effective market research.

Do as Greeks do, even far from Athens

Monday, November 20th, 2000

The Greeks can teach us a lot about business-to-business advertising. Really!

‘Gimmes’ provide a distinct advantage when done right

Monday, October 23rd, 2000

Ad specialties can play an important role in supporting your marcom efforts.

Create a brochure of which to be proud

Monday, June 5th, 2000

How better content will make brochures better every time.

Involve your tradeshow staff for better results

Monday, March 1st, 1999

Salespersons tend to hate tradeshow duty because the selling experience is so different from what they’re used to. Here’s how to change that.

Jack Trout and “The New Positioning”

Monday, June 23rd, 1997

It was June, 1969 when Jack Trout wrote his first article on “positioning.” Today, he has become one of our industry’s most prolific authors, lecturers and business counselors.

George Lois and “The Big Idea”

Monday, November 18th, 1996

Spending several hours with legendary ad warrior George Lois provides lively food for creative thought. Many of his strongly held beliefs are off-putting to traditional marketing disciplines.

Taco Bell rings in new age of publicity stunts

Monday, May 20th, 1996

Sick of play-it-safe corporate pronouncements? Take a look at Taco Bell’s massive April Fools’ Day joke on the country.