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Epic Marketing Fails: Providing a Laugh and a Lesson (Part One of Three)

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 ...
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Company culture: What’s your icon?

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 ...
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Visualizing Quantitative Data: A lesson in identifying untapped insight

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 ...
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Small Business Success: A Surprisingly Accurate Fortune…

Those who follow Marketing Works on Twitter and Facebook may have noticed a posting we put up the other day with a picture of a fortune that our CEO, Brenda, ...
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Learn the Art of Networking and What PRSA Offers to New Pros

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 ...
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Twitter Retweet Best Practices in Four Easy Steps

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. ...
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Utica Shale Congress 2012 in Columbus

Heard the buzz about Utica Shale? As connectors and advocates for economic development, we’re passionate about sharing information and resources that may play a role in moving organizations forward. If ...
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Writing Content? Use Super Bowl Ads as Inspiration.

The Super Bowl. That special time of year when Americans gather around their televisions to watch commercials. Oh yeah, and we tune in for a little football too! It seems ...
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Judging a Book by Its Cover: Why Professional Appearance Matters for Your Business

Thirty seconds. That is how long it takes for someone to form a first impression about you. Chances are, it’s before you say hello, introduce yourself or even begin the ...
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Make the Rebranding Process Easier

Consistency is important when going through branding or rebranding exercises. To ensure the highest level of visibility for your company or client, you need to have a steady presence across ...
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Voila! The Importance of Editing

A typo or grammatical error can greatly devalue the professionalism of a brand. Who can forget the media fiasco around Old Navy’s misspelled t-shirt? Discussion and commentary blanketed the social ...
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Would your customers wear Mouse Ears? Where to focus your efforts to boost customer loyalty.

Having just returned from the Happiest Place on Earth, I’m left marveling at the Disney Empire. The brand is a powerhouse. Some (parents of children 12 and under) might even ...
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