Archive for May, 2006

Organic Growth: Selling Value From the Valley

May 1, 2006 | by Stephanie Stephens
Brand Marketing, Large Business

If you cruise by the organic section of your grocery store and think those products are for “someone else,” think again. Though some believe this is an industry still in its infancy, about 39 percent of the U.S. population use organic products. Insiders figure the industry is growing at the rate of 20 percent annually.

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Many Hats, One Mission

May 1, 2006 | by Leah Ingram
Brand Marketing, Large Business

That’s why The Richards Group resurrected the Fruit of the Loom Fruit Guys when it landed that account a few years ago. The agency knew inherently that consumers knew the fruit guys, loved them and responded to them — so why not keep a good thing going?

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You Make the Call

May 1, 2006 | by Rick Mathieson
Integrated Marketing, Large Business, Medium Business, Opinion, ROI

Let’s face it: You’re asking a lot of us. Sure, your direct mail package is pure genius. But what about that response mechanism? At today’s average 2 percent to 5 percent response rate, consumers are too busy fast-forwarding through TV commercials to act on your little missive.

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We Interrupt This Program to Bring you an Important Message…

Topping the list was “too many ads,” an opinion held by 32 percent of those polled. By way of comparison, only 22 percent thought the quality of the programming was the biggest issue facing TV, and a mere 4 percent thought it was profanity.

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