This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’m on the road a lot so I’ve become a very efficient packer/traveler. My dopp bag is always pre-packed with everything I need. Including…
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Wall Street Journal calls Drew McLellan’s blog, DrewsMarketingMinute.com, "one of the ten blogs every entrepreneur should read." His passion is helping clients discover their story so they can create authentic love affairs with their customers. He's also an author, national speaker, and has owned his own marketing agency in the Midwest since 1995.
Differentiate your product with a memory
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Is your loyalty program missing a critical factor?
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I’m a fan of loyalty programs… if they’re done right. The truth is, most companies aren’t willing to make the reward equal to or…
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Does being good make you invisible?
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. I hope you’re not good. Good is fine. Acceptable. Meets my expectations. Good is boring. In fact, for most of us — it’s invisible….
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Use your inside voice: Why your employees should be your #1 audience
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. When people think about marketing, they typically think about external marketing — marketing tactics aimed at potential customers. But no business can afford to…
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Quiznos sponge monkeys revisited — buzz isn’t enough
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. When I say Quizno’s “Spongemonkeys,” odds are you know what I am talking about. Considering the short time that campaign ran, that is a…
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How cause marketing can be smart marketing
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. In the last 20 years, the term “cause marketing” came onto the horizon. The whole idea was this: Many companies donate their time, their…
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The ingredients of WOW!
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. When was the last time you raved about a business? Was it because their product was so notably superior? Or was it because something…
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Storytelling, storytelling, and more storytelling
This is a guest post from Drew McLellan, CEO and Top Dog at McLellan Marketing Group. See the original post this is adapted from and more like it on his blog. Seems like every marketing book, blog, and study is talking about how we should be using storytelling as a marketing technique. I couldn’t agree…
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