Jason Jacobson is Project Manager/Writer at Absolute Marketing Group, aka Lord Verbage of Slogania, aka the Thesaurus-asurus, aka Chaos Manager, aka Intern Advisor, aka MC, aka Comic, aka @jacobsj
17
Aug
10
Enough y’all. I can no longer idly stand by while my fellow Millenials bastardize our language in social media and in text communications. I’m a writer, which means I probably love wordplay as much as anything else. But don’t let my yearning for the return of the pun or applause … read more
17
Aug
10
If you are reading this blog on our website, there’s a very good chance you entered our website from a channel other than typing in our homepage URL. We post our blogs on our social media, tag our posts for Search Engine Optimization and send blog articles out in our … read more
17
Aug
10
Moorhead, MN – Absolute Marketing Group announces the hiring of Tiffanie McLean as media buyer. McLean’s responsibilities include planning advertising campaigns, media strategies and purchasing ads for clients’ businesses.
McLean, 35, is a native of Fargo. Before joining Absolute Marketing she spent her past five years working as the production manager … read more
15
Jul
10
With the exception of these few weeks of sun, North Dakota weather sucks. The last thing anyone in Fargo-Moorhead wants to think about is winter and the ominous gray that looms over everything from October through April.
From a marketing standpoint, you absolutely must start thinking about all of your advertising … read more
15
Jul
10
Marketing plans work if and only if you stick to the plan. Weeks and months go into a plan to make sure the strategy makes sense, is financially feasible and can last for the entire year. Some items in your plan will work better than others, but everything in that … read more
23
Jun
10
Advertising pays for art. In return, art propels the industry. Often times these artists push not only the limits of artistic expression, but also the way advertisers should think about an audience.
Tangent: If you don’t believe there is a symbiotic relationship between art and advertising, explain why the term for … read more
1
Jun
10
Mark’s article, “Graphic Designer – Organized Chaos“, highlights the need for organization and structure from a design production standpoint. But what about the other end of the business?
As the Project Manager and Writer here at Absolute, I get the taste of the production world and sales world every day. Over … read more
20
Apr
10
The year was 1988. America was watching the Huxtables and listening to INXS, bracing themselves for what Guns N’ Roses would bring. Shoulder padded suits, acid washed jeans and Aqua Net rounded out the remainder of the day. The face of advertising stood in simple and archaic terms by today’s … read more
14
Apr
10
Absolute Marketing Group is a finalist for the 2009 Small Business of the Year Award given by the Fargo Moorhead Chamber of Commerce.
The award is given to businesses with under 30 employees that show growth, invest in the community and offer a rewarding experience to employees.
The winner will be announced … read more
14
Apr
10
Since Al Gore first invented the Internet, um, since the Internet’s infancy, the domain name extension .com has been the standard for nearly all websites. Because so many .com domain names have been purchased over the decade, many companies are switching to a different domain name extension rather than jumbling … read more
29
Mar
10
Absolute Marketing Group is proud to announce the launching of www.factorydirectplaygrounds.com, the new website of School Daz, Inc.
School Daz, Inc. designs and installs playgrounds for elementary schools across the United States. Two things set School Daz, Inc. apart from competitors in the playground industry. First, School Daz, Inc. designs or … read more
18
Mar
10
Brian’s blog comparing Traditional Media and Social Media got me thinking about how social media is shaping not only marketing, but our culture as a whole. Here are five words that social media is removing from the marketing vernacular.
1. Audience
Social media creates the opportunity for two-way communication between the brand … read more
25
Jan
10
Last week was ADDY week at Absolute, a time when we lay out all of our best creative work to submit into the local American Advertising Federation competition. After being elbows deep in print, broadcast and digital media, I had the opportunity to reflect on what I value in terms … read more
3
Sep
09
Frankly, I’m getting tired of everyone talking about the recession. Times are tough. Money is tight. Whining about the current situation won’t help your business. Take matters into your own hands and work to improve your business. The best way to generate sales is through marketing. The key to successful … read more
3
Sep
09
Sometimes the fault of marketing lands on the inventors. For proof, just look at the first installment of this three-part series. I’m still appalled that no one raised an eyebrow at that. The fact there hasn’t been a backlash in the black community is puzzling and a little disturbing. Where’s … read more