Print With A Purpose
We tend to question whether or not we still need to place print advertising. The efficacy of newspaper ads depends on your market and target audience. That said, I just saw a really great use of a print ad that is totally outside the box. Love Beauty and Planet recently placed an ad in the New York Times that isn’t just an ad, but it is actually wrapping paper. Not only does this adhere to ...
It Isn’t Only About “Young” People
A recent article in The Economist predicts that 2020 will begin the decade of the “young old” (or “yold”). This refers to a Japanese term used to classify people aged between 65 and 75. We tend to think of “young” audiences as people below the age of 40 but many of us have audiences where the average age is above 70. We can’t forget about the people in between. The yold are more numerous, healthier ...
Ticket Buyers Are Shoppers
A blog post recently published by the folks at dotdigital shares ideas on how to turn holiday shoppers into year-round buyers through email communications. As I read it, it struck me how these things are pretty much exactly the same for ticket buyers. Our events are products and our ticket buyers are shoppers. (Our websites are e-commerce engines as well. But I digress…) Let’s not forget this. I recommend that you read the post in ...
Thank you for the authoritative read on this issue. To me, being able to actually see the icon in the…