If you’ve ever traveled on the London underground transportation system, you will recall the signs posted everywhere telling you to “Mind the Gap” when you get on and off the trains. These, now iconic, signs are meant to warn passengers of dangerous, wide gaps that exist at many of the stops. Interestingly, this powerful statement […]
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Just when I thought I knew all there was to know about Facebook marketing, a recent Facebook marketing webinar I sat in on, made me realize that I’ve only scratched the surface. The webinar, The Ultimate Facebook Makeover: How to Turn Your Facebook Page into a Client-Generating Money Magnet, was led by Amy Porterfield, a
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Global Marketing Fails Although failures occur in every form of marketing, few have created as many embarrassments as global marketing. Marketing across cultural borders opens the door for all kinds of mix ups and mistakes. Unfortunately, when you take your marketing into other regions, your message can easily get…lost in translation. Here are some of
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FAIL #5: Coca-Cola trashes more than its image Image source: http://www.searchinfluence.com/2012/04/memorable-marketing-fails/ As a sponsor for the NCAA Final Four, Coca-Cola thought it would be a good idea to graffiti its logo all along the French Quarter of New Orleans where the games were being hosted the weekend of March 30, 2012. Unfortunately, Coke soon learned
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FAIL #3: Pepsi fails at Chinese translation Image source: http://www.glantz.net/blog/campaigns-that-failed-to-translate You may remember Pepsi’s old slogan, “Come alive with the Pepsi generation.” Well…Pepsi probably wishes they could forget this one. Only after taking the campaign and the slogan to China did they realize that in Chinese the slogan translated to “Pepsi brings your ancestors back
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Poorly thought out placards can unintentionally create a citywide bomb scare. Advertising with graffiti can enrage an entire town. A poorly translated slogan can make your company the laughingstock of a nation. They sound crazy, but these are some of the true and outrageous lessons that major companies have had to learn from failed attempts
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Every company has a logo. But how many organizations have an icon that represents what it stands for? In my work helping companies articulate their culture, we often “personify” the company, using its personality and values to create a snapshot of who the company would be if it were a person. It is given a
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Each week at Marketing Works, we try and feature a presentation at our staff meetings. This may be from a fellow worker, vendor or anyone that seems relevant to our development as a company. Last Monday it was my turn to present and I chose a topic related to a recent project. At the beginning
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Next Thursday (March 29), Marketing Works’ President, Brenda Stier-Anstine, will be presenting at the Columbus PRSA New Pros’ first open workshop at Camelot Cellars in the Short North. She will be sharing advice and tips to help make the most out of networking events. Do you know the proper placement of your nametag, successful conversation
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RT @HubSpot- great article on how to retweet correctly (insert link here). There are lots of informative tweets on Twitter these days that we want to share with our followers. But, there is a right way and a wrong way to retweet. I know that retweet icon makes it quick and easy to retweet something,
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