What carrots can teach about brand management
Welcome to the Kleber & Associates blog! Here’s the latest on What carrots can teach about brand management When it comes to snack time, would you choose carrots over potato chips? Let’s be honest – probably not. You might change your mind if the packaging of...
Mountain Re-Dew
Marketing is harder than it looks. Whether it’s for home products, toothpaste or cat food, a simple idea could take months, even years to cultivate. Each year, companies spend millions of dollars trying to convince consumers to choose their products services over...
Ladies leading the way in recovery spending
In the past few decades, there has been a tremendous shift in who makes shopping decisions in the household, switching from men to women. Well, not only do women make decisions on what to buy, but a new report by American Express says young women have been leading the...
2D Codes for Everyone
Mobile Marketing for All Consumers It light of the recent launch of Shopkick, I thought it would be a good time to look at some of the other mobile, building products marketing options out there. I’ve talked before about and how they’re changing mobile marketing....
Can Shopkick Work for Marketing Building Products?
The newest incarnation of mobile marketing for building materials via smart phone apps is now in full swing. It’s called Shopkick, and it’s a mobile app that utilizes location services to track users as they enter participating stores. Consumers must download and turn...
Marketing Building Products and Materials with Coupons
These days, time spent clipping coupons has proved worthwhile for consumers. With weekly store ads in addition to online and mobile coupons, there are ways to save for everyone and everything. In my house, collecting coupons from the Sunday edition of the AJC is the...
The pets are fed… We’re doing OK.
In today’s world of penny-pinchers, it’s not too uncommon to spend Sunday afternoons with your family cutting coupons instead of swiping your credit card at high-end department stores. From families to business owners, everyone is looking to save a few bucks. Most...
Social Network Marketing and Email Marketing: The Perfect Pair
During this time when using social media for marketing seems to be all the rage, it’s sometimes easy to forget e-mail marketing. Email marketing typically takes a backseat to social networking. Nielson stats say that people have been spending less time using e-mail...
The New Color of Tradeshows
Let’s face it: going green is here to stay. Most have joined the eco-bandwagon, somehow incorporating green living into their ultra busy lives. Whether it’s a simple change like composting or an extreme decision like installing solar panels on their roofs, people are...
Marketing Home Products with the Grateful Dead
Welcome to the Kleber & Associates blog! Here’s the latest on Marketing Home Products with the Grateful Dead Lessons Learned from an Unforgettable Band It’s not everyday that marketing efforts are deemed highly successful. Moreover, it’s not often that branding...
Marketing Home Products to Hispanic-Americans
Hispanics, as the largest minority in America, have tremendous buying power. More than a trillion dollars, actually. Many Hispanics love the opportunities that are available in the United States, and embrace a new life they can create. However, marketers must...
Waste Not, Want Not – A Q&A with Kessler
The home building industry has taken slow but sure steps towards more responsible building thanks to programs such as LEED for Homes and the NAHB’s Green Building program. Though the installation may be ‘greener’ these days, has the waste stream kept pace? We sat down...
