Want to reach your trade audiences? Try telling them a story

Want to reach your trade audiences? Try telling them a story

Storytelling is all the rage these days, and for good reason. Marketers are realizing the power of telling a story to humanize their brands, connect with consumers, and stand out from the competition. That’s fine for consumers, but when you need to communicate...
Paint Wars Grow in Building Materials Marketing

Paint Wars Grow in Building Materials Marketing

Just call Sherwin-Williams the paint advertising police. A while back, we commented on Sherwin-Williams taking Rustoleum to court for their claim that one of their paints offered “twice the coverage.” Our point of view was that while Sherwin-Williams was...
How to Make ‘Quality Content’ King in 2018 

How to Make ‘Quality Content’ King in 2018 

It’s early January, 2018. The time of year that ushers in a slew of blogs and articles making predictions about the year to come.  Some of those predictions will turn out to be correct. Many will not. In fact, the only thing that can be accurately predicted...