Branding Only Works on Cattle

Jack Prot

In Jonathan Salem Baskin’s book, Branding Only Works On Cattle, he takes firm aim at the practice of the marketing practice of branding. He defines branding as building consumer awareness with the goal of influencing their future behavior. Simply put, he believes that branding is useless. Traditional marketing is focused […]

A Great Way to Show Off Your Vacation Photos

Jack Prot

Sorry, but the ugly truth is I don’t know anybody who wants to sit through a two hour photo presentation of your last vacation. They may have an interest in hearing about and seeing a few photos, but not an ongoing narration of every detail with photos for each one. […]

Is Target Marketing Ethical?

Jack Prot

Marketing to specific groups of consumers, or target marketing, is one of the most important concepts in marketing. Marketers, through the ages, have identified who their customers are, and directed their efforts at influencing their buying decisions. That is their job. In the last 30 years though, marketers have begun […]

Influencing Consumer Behavior Through Digital Marketing

Jack Prot

Businesses are finally catching on! The need to move online has finally been taking seriously. Companies are moving to the internet quite rapidly and those who haven’t yet are definitely intending to. A 2010 spending report that compared  different trends from US and UK companies provided some great proof that […]

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