One of the most defining qualities for any company is whom you accept and reject as a client. Why reject any client? Why would anyone in this hyper-competitive world reject a potential client? Because whom you consider a ‘right’ customer is a reflection your principles, your goals and your reason for being. How do you know who’s right for you?
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How to set up an email campaign for retail results
Today’s email platforms make it so simple, a monkey can send out email! But if you want a campaign that will yield real results, follow the steps we took for a retail client. How to Create an Email Campaign Hi. I’m Angela Cason, Founder of TEMPO Strategic. Welcome to the first episode of “The Score.” The Score
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Data-Drive your business – think like Amazon
Did we tell you this was coming, or what? Amazon advertising is working directly with brands now, cutting out ad agencies Data-driven marketing is the new normal for CMOs. But few in the C-suite grasp the opportunity the ownership of data represents. Jeff Bezos, as usual, is defining the curve. Sure, as the New York Times reports, the disruptive power
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Five Rules of US Consumer Engagement for Imported Foods
Imported brands have challenges that ‘native’ American brands can’t imagine. To begin with, your branding is likely to be dictated by a global home office with little insight into the American market. And for many brands, although the U.S. looks like an enormous pot of opportunity, with, at last count, 682 different grocery chains, the splintered distribution system is simply
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140 Bites – Trendwatching at the Fancy Food Show
Who wouldn’t love the New York Fancy Food Show? Walking around eating in the name of specialty food marketing is something I look forward to every year. The other treat? Trendwatching. There was the year of mustards, the year of salsas, the year of artisanal chocolates, the year of tea. This year? Quick high-impact bites. Brownie Brittle delivers just the
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Specialty Food Brands – David versus Goliath battles
We worked with Rena through the creative food company she founded in 2000 with Tom Eckerle, Soup to Nuts. Together they created and photographed over 200 recipes for our agency client, Arla Foods. Rena’s expertise in every aspect of food, from recipe creation for the home cook to food service design to the taste preferences of individual markets, was
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Pinterest Marketing Matures for CPGs
Boris is the keeper of the data around here and he called me over the other day all excited. I looked over his shoulder at the client’s website analytics and he pointed to where Pinterest had surpassed Google as the number one driver to their website. This is huge, people. With 70 million users – 80% of them female, Pinterest
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Food Marketers for CPGs Seeking the Secret Weapon – News from the Food Aisle
Part of our job (the fun part) as food marketers is to keep up with digital and mobile innovations. Some clever solutions are in beta with major brands, and if they can train consumers to use them, they’ll do magic: enhance the shopping experience and help brands make noise at point of purchase. Overcoming Point Of Purchase Block Point of
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Conversion Funnel games – Does Google’s Zero Moment of Truth add anything?
Okay, for all of us trying to rewrite the conversion funnel, reshape it into some semblance of a Dr. Seuss flugelhorn, (Check out this attempt — I know I saw this in the Grinch Who Stole Christmas!), Google introduces…actual research! Here’s the link to Google’s report : http://google-zmot.appspot.com/google-zmot.pdf And here’s what you’ll find out: Google partnered with Shopper Sciences http://www.shoppersciences.com to research 5000 shoppers and
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