Advertising to Marketing

An old school marketing tenet says that you have to spend money to make money. Sure, when putting up a new business or expanding an established one, you have to spend on additional capital as well as advertising. But in the current state of economy, you have to think a lot before spending. So, when it comes to advertising in this technology- driven but sagging economy, it is best to put your bet on online marketing than traditional advertising ty Read more…

Recent survey numbers highlight how Internet traffic is growing exponentially and is poised for a 600% increase by 2012. The huge increase in Internet traffic comes at a time when the convergence of mobile search technologies and local search capabilities will drive the growth of online marketing, local search and mobile search to similar heights – while driving foot traffic to businesses large and small that have a “digital footprint” in today’s Read more…

How much should I spend on marketing?

This is a common question that marketing consultants gets asked on a regular basis.

The simple answer is that there is no hard a fast rule – it depends on the competitive environment, the stage of business development, the product or service category and the balance of advertising designed to promote the brand vs advertising designed to generate a specific res Read more…

“Customer is the king”. Yes it is true. It is because of “Customers”, why we are in business. In the B2B business, lead generation and sales management are keys to ensure your sales pipeline always full. But, many big and small companies are not giving heat to it. Not having or knowing how many leads you have in your sales pipeline and at what stage they are in the sales-cycle can have huge impact on your bottom line. So how do you find new c Read more…

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Orange County, CA Album Creative Studios, Inc. a full-service brand marketing firm, launches a new program offering big brand marketing for small businesses.

“We have taken the large, expensive ad agency process and services, and tailored them to small businesses with a very hands-on approach,” says Matt Parker, Creative Director. Album Creative, founded in 2002, combines experience and proven brand-building tech Read more…

Strategic Marketing

Introduction

- “Marketing is an organizational function and a set of process for creating, communicating, and for managing customer relationships in ways that benefit the organization and its stakeholders” AMA (American Marketing Association’s, new definition of marketing 2004)

- “Marketing is a culture, an organizational function and a set of process for creating, communicating, and delivering val Read more…

What is the most important thing for a website is to get more and more traffic. Well, it is this reason that search engine marketing firm have been helping their clients in achieving top rankings in search engine pages. Online business has flourished so much that it becomes an essential thing that you should have a web presence, in order to be popular. Moreover, if your website is listed in search engine pages, then you surely will get business o Read more…

Social media marketing is characterized by engaging social networks like online communities, blogs, wikis and other form of networking sites to reach to their niche customers and creating an interest in them. Twitter, Blogs, LinkedIn, Facebook, Flickr, and UTube are social media marketing tools to create an interest in visiting community.

Social media communities are interactive as well as informative. It is not essential that the Com Read more…

Gucci. Calvin Klein. Sony. Samsung. Mercedes Benz. Ford. The Body Shop. Maybelline. Brands. Brands. Brands. They say money makes the world go round. I say brands makes the world spin in its axis.

As a buyer, I will not deny that I am saving my money to buy the latest winter fur coat that Dolce & Gabbana will sell. I will spend the last cent until my credit card reaches its limit just to buy the latest iPods and mobile phones that Read more…