Advertising

Practical Tips for Advertising Testing

Posted by Neil Brown on November 8, 2011 at 1:32 pm

Advertising is one of the most expensive elements in the marketing mix, whether print, broadcast or online. And because of the fickle and subjective nature of advertising, seemingly great ideas can flop, while unexpected approaches surprise even the most experienced marketers. With all financial investment at stake, it makes sense to gain insight into customer [...]

How to Find and Select a Marketing Agency

Posted by Neil Brown on October 27, 2011 at 2:40 pm

One of the most important decisions you can make as a marketer is finding a marketing agency to partner with that can generate great ideas, as well as manage and implement projects expertly and efficiently. And perhaps most important, help you be successful with measurable marketing results. Shouldn’t be too hard, right? After all, there [...]

Right-Sizing Your Advertising: How to Create a Construction Advertising Machine

Posted by Neil Brown on October 7, 2011 at 12:03 pm

Originally posted by The Business Marketing Institute, by Eric Gagnon We’re hearing all kinds of news about companies pulling out of their print advertising schedules, with no end in sight. At the same time, there’s a lot of happy talk out there from people in and around the construction marketing field telling you that cutting [...]

In QR Codes, Your Remodeling DNA

Posted by Neil Brown on September 8, 2011 at 4:06 pm

Originally featured on The Daily 5 Remodel Blog   Years from now, should the owners of certain homes have questions about their cabinets, finding the answers will take no more than a quick scan with their mobile phones. If the cabinets came from Cupboards Kitchen & Bath, that is. In May, the family-owned cabinetry cabinetry [...]

QR Codes for Construction Marketing

Posted by Neil Brown on September 6, 2011 at 2:46 pm

QR Codes are everywhere! The hype is backed up by statistics such as 14 million American’s scanned QR Codes in June, 2011 alone! (source: comScore) Clearly most of what we encounter is consumer advertising and retail applications. So what about the construction industry? Are QR Codes an effective marketing vehicle? The answer is yes! And [...]

Small Ads Deliver Big Sales Leads

Posted by Neil Brown on January 27, 2011 at 1:04 pm

No question that advertising’s role in the construction marketing mix is evolving to driving prospects to a registration page or microsite with offers that capture information for future marketing. One inexpensive but extremely effective ad placement option is classified ads in trade publications that often cost hundreds, not thousands. Small ad sizes using 1 or [...]