by Craig Rentmeester | Jun 25, 2007 | Business, Marketing & PR
Today, when I reached the end of a construction zone on I-76/I-70, I saw an orange and black construction sign that said, "Thank you, Ames Construction" and then had their phone number listed below the message. I wanted to snap a picture, but wasn’t...
by Craig Rentmeester | Jun 21, 2007 | Marketing & PR
A large part of a marketing department’s job is to cause change. Whether that is bringing a new product to an existing market or luring in new customers to existing lines of products, marketers usually need to bring in new business based on causing consumers to...
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 | 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...