Almost half way through 2010 and time to look ahead to June at events and occasions that could be used to build a marketing promotion around. Here in Australia, it’s Winter (June 1 being the “official” start to the season). The Queen’s Birthday long weekend falls on 12-14 June. The Winter solstice occurs this year […]
Marketing Observations From The Australian Fitness Expo
Yesterday I spent the afternoon looking around the Australian Fitness Expo down at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre in Darling Afternoon. A friend, Murray Priestley, had a stand to promote a rather amazing exercise machine, the ROM Cross Trainer. Shameless plug – you can get all the details at www.QuickGym.com.au. In just 4 minutes […]
Looking Ahead – Marketing Calendar May 2009
It’s that time of the month again where we take a look at coming events in May that can provide the focus for a promotion or marketing campaign to give your business a cash boost. Before I get to that…
Drayton Bird On Copywriting And Marketing Today…
I’ve been coming across the name and work of copywriter and direct response marketing maven Drayton Bird a lot lately. That reminded me of an interview that Clayton Makepeace conducted with Drayton for the members of his copywriting membership program. It’s one of the best interviews on contemporary marketing that I’ve come across. I had […]
“Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century” – Part 4
Welcome to Part 4 of this series “Scientific Advertising In The 21st Century”. “Mail Order Advertising – What It Teaches” is the fourth chapter in the classic book by copywriter Claude Hopkins. And again it goes to the heart of what Hopkins saw as key to success in advertising. Testing, tracking and measuring so that […]