COMPOUND COMPLEXITY… As if recession wasn’t enough, the media world is upside down
Not only is the on-going recession killing small businesses, but revolutionary changes in the media world, brought on by the iPad and mobile media have marketers large and small reeling. What to do? Among Marketing Speakers, Jim Ackerman tells the truth… and what you can do about it. As a marketing coach, his clients prove his principles… The principles this marketing guru delivers in this piece.
Other Marketing Speakers May Disagree, but Jim Ackerman Says You CAN Track Radio…
In this post, Marketing Speaker, Jim Ackerman, analyzes a radio ad campaign he did for a local dentist, illustrating how radio ads can be tracked to “genetically engineer” for better results. Includes Jim’s latest VLOG post from YouTube Channel GoodBadnUglyAds
The MESSAGE is the MEDIUM, Says Marketing Speaker, Jim Ackerman
It was Marshal McLuhan who said, “The medium is the message.” He was only half right. The message is also the medium. If you don’t believe it, consider the results of marketers who have changed as little as a couple of words in a headline and increased results by hundreds or even thousands of percent. The medium was the same, the cost was the same. The rewards were dramatically different. Consider the example of Orabrush and their remarkable success on YouTube, which has eclipsed companies literally millions of times bigger than they are.
Search Marketing is Frustrating & Often Futile, Marketing Speaker Claims…
Advertising is frustrating. Lots of money and seldom certain returns. The internet… e-commerce, social media, and more… were supposed to be magical solutions that would solve our marketing challenges forever. But it hasn’t happened, and it won’t. Here’s why…
Marketing Speaker, Jim Ackerman says Speed Is Of The Essence
The Universe Likes Speed… And So Do Prospects
When God told Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac, the scriptures record… “And Abraham rose up early in the morning… and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.”
Interesting to note that there was no delay on the part of Abraham. He didn’t [...]
Marketing Speaker Claims All Media Is “Opt-in”
The differences between the “old” interruptive media, and the new, digital “opt-in” media aren’t as great as you’ve been lead to believe. The “opt-in” isn’t as non-invasive as you thought, and the “interruptive” is pretty much opt-in these days. Either way, you still need to know how to sell through your media.
Marketing Speaker Proclaims Historical First… The Death of a Medium
The Yellow Pages are dead. Not dying. Dead. They’re a medium whose time has past. Time to get out and dedicate your marketing dollars elsewhere… specifically to local SEO!
Direct Response Trumping Image Marketing says Marketing Speaker, Jim Ackerman
Marketing Speaker / Advertising Speaker, Jim Ackerman applies Leo Burnnett’s famous advertising adage, “It’s not creative unless it sells” to the world of marketing and advertising today, as he lauds the arrival of the new era of Direct Response marketing.
Marketing Speaker Predicts The Rise of the Direct Marketing Era
Marketing Speaker, Jim Ackerman says the recession has brought advertisers back to earth in terms of what they expect from their marketing efforts. Now it’s no longer about creative. It’s about selling. It’s about getting a direct response.
Cyber Monday Email Spike & Dive
Email marketing is bound to set records for emails sent on Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, but it is likely to lead to a DECLINE in email marketing in the coming year. Here’s why…
