The most overlooked weapon in your marketing arsenal may be your business card.
If designed properly, this little 3 1/2 x 2 inch piece of paper will not only let people know how to contact you, it will persuade them to contact you. In order to be effective and get you … read more
I’m kinda old fashioned when it comes to the question to whether to have a logo or no logo for your company. My answer…yes, get one, but don’t rush into the process and of course, have it professionally designed. The do-it-yourselfer logo, will ultimately cause inefficient use of your time, … read more
We recently ran across an article about taking a more advanced approach to social media. These ideas go beyond the basics of social media, and there’s some good ideas in there.
The major points are this:
Use multimedia when possible – videos and photos can go a long way in getting people … read more
From a recent email to us:
In a major piece of good news for the advertising industry, the healthcare reform revenue proposals released by the House Ways and Means Committee last week do not include the much discussed provision to take away the federal tax deduction for prescription drug advertising.
Instead, the … read more
Marketing Advisor and Partner, Brian Meckler promotes the advantages of Chamber of Commerce membership in this ad done for the West Fargo Chamber of Commerce.
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In an update to our post about the Serious Threat to Advertising Deductibility:
When it rains, it pours. As you know, disallowing the federal tax deduction for prescription drug advertising is being discussed in the Senate Finance Committee as a source of revenue for healthcare reform. House Ways and Means Committee … read more
Until a few months ago, Twitter didn’t mean much to the Fargo-Moorhead community. And to many in North Dakota and Western Minnesota, it still doesn’t mean much. The purpose of this article is to not only provide an introduction to Twitter, but to demonstrate how this social medium greatly enhances … read more
Absolute Marketing Group recently graced the pages of the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead in a feature business article. The story covers our purpose, infancy and rise in success. Read the entire article here.
UPDATE: In case you don’t have a Forum subscription, you can read the article below.
Agency offers full-service marketing
Absolute puts … read more
I’ve decided to write this article in pen to prove a point. Currently, I’m writing with a BIC Bu2 Grip retractable ballpoint pen. It’s a simple, black pen. The experiment or goal is to see if I remember the name of this pen by the time I’m done.
I should apologize … read more
I loathe the unintelligence of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” parodies in Christmas advertising. It’s as if poetry can only be used during one holiday for one event. I say we embrace the ebb and flow of poetic verse. Here’s what I mean.
#1 – A Haiku for New Year’s.
lose your … read more
A good slogan says a little about your company or entices people to come by your store. A great slogan positions your business and motivates customers.
Slogans are the glue that bonds your marketing campaign together. I have identified the main categories of slogans.
Unique – Every slogan should be unique, and … read more
Language faux pax happens billions of times a day. A word here gets lost in translation and is seen as something a little off color to the culture. It gets pretty embarrassing when it happens to an agency. With Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota being sister cities, these language … read more
At the end of the day, what matters in the advertising agency isn’t glamour versus grindstone; it’s the output- the ability to further the clients we serve. Large agencies have the flash; small agencies have to the focus. Here are some quick insights to how agencies justify and develop cost.
Not … read more
