by Craig Rentmeester | Jun 14, 2007 | Marketing & PR
Seth Godin had a great post today (link to post). He writes about how marketers should take responsibility for their actions. He gives great examples about allowing Pepsi to sponsor a neighborhood field in exchange for a long-term contract to sell Pepsi and about the...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jun 14, 2007 | Marketing & PR
I believe words have a place in marketing. A company can use them to elicit an association between a company and a feeling. Watch a few luxury car ads, listen to the voiceover and you’re likely to find plenty of examples of this. However, small businesses can...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jun 13, 2007 | Marketing & PR
Everyone knows the phrase "any publicity is good publicity". This phrase gets used often, usually by people that don’t understand the role, and power, of well-managed public relations. I’d suggest eliminating it from your vocabulary. First,...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jun 5, 2007 | Current Affairs, Marketing & PR, Technology, Web/Tech
Ten republican hopefuls take the stage tonight for their first debate in New Hampshire. With the upcoming presidential election in mind, I decided to do a little social network research on Facebook. Here are a few things that I found. 1). Barack Obama has over 87,600...
by Craig Rentmeester | May 25, 2007 | Advertising, Marketing & PR
Earlier this week I saw an article on CNN about the new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN. The article basically says that the new theater wants to draw people in see theatrical performances, but also to hang out drinking coffee at the cafe, eating at the fine-dining...