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Still Growing Strong

An update from a few green marketers we mentioned last year

“How do we continue to work on sustainability from the heart?”— Greg Owsley

“Nobody’s hired us saying, ‘You’re the green designer, that’s why we want you.’”— Edith Graves

By Elaine Appleton Grant

In the months since Deliver® published its first green …

The “Oh, Come On!” Test

Keep your marketing eye-catching, not eye-rolling

By: Steve Cuno

We recently ran across this gem on a bank’s Web site: “To us, [our city] is not a ‘market’ … While some banks are looking to make a profit, we want to make a difference, one person at a time.”

Perhaps, …

Because It’s Good For You

What’s the argument in favor of adopting new, industry-imposed direct mail guidelines? Your business may not survive otherwise. Convinced yet?

Where adaptation is concerned, marketers aren’t necessarily behind the times, but neither have all of us always been in the forefront when it comes to embracing new ideas and innovative …

Branding and the Class Nerd

By: Steve Cuno

Branding has become the hot marketing topic of the new millennium. Advertising agencies have taken to calling themselves “branding agencies.” New books and magazines about branding sprout daily. Marketing talk everywhere centers on the brand.

Yet amid the babble, there’s little agreement about what constitutes a good brand. …

Start the Conversation

In his new book, Joseph Jaffe argues that heated, impassioned conversation is the antidote to consumer disempowerment

By: Samar Farah

Joseph Jaffe is all about embracing change, anticipating the future, sloughing off the dull skin of marketing convention. His was one of the first voices forecasting the demise of the …

Courting Fan Mail

By: Jon Gilbert

These days, the University of Alabama’s direct mail campaigns for our athletic department are earning an A+.

In the past, the grade was not nearly as high. For years, the Alabama athletic department used the old dinosaur method of direct mail for our season ticket renewals for Crimson …

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