by Craig Rentmeester | Jan 1, 2008 | Marketing & PR
2008 will be a change-filled year. The markets that I plan to watch closely are home video (rentals and sales), cell phones and real estate. Questions about the home video marketWhich format will win, HD-DVD or Blu-Ray?How will Blockbuster and Netflix perform with...
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 26, 2007 | Marketing & PR
It turns out, Robert L. May invented Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer while working at Montgomery Wards. The store distributed 2.4 million copies of May’s story involving Rudolph and his sleigh-guiding pals. There are opportunities to be creative, and if...
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 21, 2007 | Marketing & PR
With annual marketing plans being finalized and companies deciding on plans for 2008, I figured I would mention a few cost-effective, post-sale marketing tactics. Here are four easy things that are easy to implement to any marketing plan. Case studies White Papers...
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 18, 2007 | Marketing & PR
In today’s marketing world, tracking and evaluation are important. For years, marketing was seen as an expense. However, with the increased use of the Internet for commercial purposes, managers and executives expect data to know what they’re getting for...
by Craig Rentmeester | Dec 13, 2007 | Marketing & PR
This is a quote I heard at the Autodesk marketing conference I attended the past two days. This quote was brought up during a budgeting session. It’s a stern reminder at how important measuring marketing expenditures Another interesting topic was brought up in...