One of the concerns that I sometimes hear when talking to a business owner about investing in an advertising campaign is how long it will take to get results. Or a variation is the opposite... Can we handle all the business we get if we start advertising with your...
Facts are facts, right? Yes and no. When you look at numbers or other facts, it's often not enough to just look at the raw data. We can learn so much more by digging deeper and being curious. Curiosity is a term that came up in a recent conversation with a friend...
The goal of your advertising should be to increase both your sales and your brand identity. But all too often we overly focus on analytics or demographics when creating our media plans. Narrowly targeting often means you are missing the much larger population of...
Last Tuesday, the world freaked out because of a glitch in the internet. Specifically Facebook's parent company Meta, and most of their affiliated social and internet related sites and features became inoperable starting around 10am eastern time. I am actually writing...
Last week, when I was recording the podcast version of my weekly update I mentioned briefly what a ScLoHo is. Today, that is the focus of both this article and podcast episode. If this is the very first time you've listened to the Scott Howard Genuine ScLoHo Media and...
The dictionary defines the word lure when used as a verb as, “tempt (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward”. Lure can be a negative word, but whether it’s fishing, hunting, selling, or advertising, setting...
Last week subscribers to my SoundADvice email newsletter learned we the advantages of knowing your competitors and finding ways or areas where you can exploit your competitors’ weaknesses and find areas where you can grow your business. As owners or managers of a...
Sometimes technology comes before it's needed and then there is a triggering event that propels that emerging technology towards mainstream use. This is the story of QR codes. Do you use them in your business? They've been around for quite awhile and some of the early...
Only fools believe their business has no competition. There are multiple ways to think about who your competition is, however, I'm going to define it in the simplest terms for businesses and that is customer money. If I have a need and you could supply that need for a...