Indirect Response Marketing: Where Direct Response & Branding Intersect Marketing is deeply rooted in two advertising concepts; Direct Response Marketing and Brand Marketing. Either your company’s marketing budget goes to advertising messages asking for the sale or feeds feel-good product/service messages. Results from branding advertising are hard to measure. Most companies feel more comfortable executing direct response marketing. There is another way to think about the effects of your marketing efforts: Indirect Response Marketing. Before

Here are the Top 17 Website Design Mistakes Following web design best practices doesn’t mean that you aren’t also making mistakes. Website design is complex: there are a lot of potential missteps out there and the best practices change from year to year. Here’s what you need to know about developing a website your users will love—by avoiding things that your users will hate.  1. Not Focusing on the Mobile Experience With the majority of browsing being done

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8 Signs You Need Help From An Advertising Agency Knowing if or when to call on an advertising agency for help with your business isn’t always clear. If you’re wondering what the signs are, here are eight good ones. 1. You’re a One-(Wo)Man Marketing Band We’ve run into an increasing amount of one-(wo)man marketing bands in the last few years. The trend seems to follow the thinking that all advertising is digital, digital advertising is

Moms are awesome! They have amazing wisdom and insight on everything under the sun. Moms openly share them at the most important and meaningful times. What you may not know is your Mom’s life advice is great marketing advice too. Table of Contents Here are 15 reasons why Mom was right about marketing: “Anything worth having is worth working for.” “Never miss an opportunity to learn something new.” “Always be curious.” “There’s a lid for