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Keep Your Marketing Machine Running Great

Fast & Loud is an off-beat reality TV show that features a hot rod shop in Dallas called the Gas Monkey Garage. The guys there buy cars, make them into super-fast hot rods and then sell them. Usually, they start with cars are old and beat up. But sometimes they start …

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Monkey See…Monkey Do. Marketing Lessons from the Zoo

Bobo and Elroy, a couple of clever chimps, are hanging around the monkey bars. As usual, the subject of human behavior comes up. “I can’t believe humans say we try to imitate them,” says Bobo. “Yeah,” says his buddy Elroy. “Have you seen the scowl on Donald Trump’s face when …

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Bring in 350,000 Customers in Six Days

Promoting major seasonal events, like county fairs, has one big drawback — the weather. When it gets too cold, too hot or too rainy, visitors (aka the customers) stay home in large numbers. A few bad weather days can make the difference between a successful year or a bust. So …

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Five Marketing Lessons from Grade School

Do you remember how you felt when you were young as the summer began to fade? You started thinking about heading back to school with a mix of excitement and dread. Maybe you were heading to a new building as you moved up a grade. All kinds of questions popped …

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Farris selected for BSHM Architects Website Revamp

Farris first created a website for the Youngstown- and Columbus-based architectural firm BSHM several years ago. It is now being given a new look and added functionality through technology that will enable company personnel to make additions and changes to the site. An extensive portfolio of over 100 projects the …

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Using Facebook’s Bluetooth Beacon to Connect with Customers

Look around the next time you’re at a restaurant, the mall, a baseball game or a movie theatre. Almost everyone has a smartphone in their hand. People want information at their fingertips and at a moment’s notice — and that’s how they get it. Supplying some of the largest chunks …

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The Brand Experience Creates Your Brand Image

Everyone wants a great Brand Image. They want their product or service or organization to be in demand, popular, desired, and the envy of all the competition. Sounds a lot like what we boys wanted when we were in junior high. Back then everyone had a suggestion on how you could …

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