January 7, 2025

Phone Use

Good Day Before I get to this week's marketing tip, I thought I would let you know I got another letter the other day from my friend. Now I have 5 letters; I wonder how many more I'll get. As a child I spent many years in speech therapy classes (my public school offered them). One of the … [Read more...]

Marketing Mistakes

Good Day   Last week I wrote about the letters I got from Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet and how they were all the same.  Let me recap: Around December 27, I got a very cute and interesting sales letter from Kelly Peterson of Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet in Fort Worth. It was a form letter, but it was in … [Read more...]

PMF – Do You Have It?

Good Day Have you ever seen a company launch a new product or service and asked yourself, "why did they do that?" Then you watch as a few weeks or months later they withdraw it from the marketplace? Sometimes, though, a new product or service hits the market, and it's a big hit! What you're … [Read more...]

You that you have at least one.

Good Day   Happy New Year and welcome to 2018! Most people plan out their New Year's resolutions the day before or on New Year's Day, just like they plan out what what they want to do with their business.  Maybe that's why I see ads for weight loss, exercise equipment and January sales! I also … [Read more...]

Are You Ready for 2018?

Good Day I hope that you had a great Christmas or Chanukah and got everything you wanted. I would like to wish you a very safe and Happy New Year! Are you ready for 2018? Reports so far for the holiday retail sales season has been the best in a number of years. Unemployment is at a record low, … [Read more...]

Your Great Offer?

Good Day I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas! A client of mine sent me a draft of a marketing piece that they are going to send to prospects offering them a highly discounted item, but they missed a few great opportunities to make it a better offer. First, they did not list the … [Read more...]