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OMG… Another Green Certification for Cleaning Products

Just this week the Natural Products Association announced the first recipient of its “natural home care seal” – Green Works Natural Bathroom Cleaner.  The goal of the certification program is to “eliminate confusion about the meaning of “natural”.  Right… that certainly clears it up for me!

OMG… Another Green Certification for Cleaning Products2025-11-18T16:50:54+00:00

When Is Company News Newsworthy?

Our company just received an annual award for meeting stringent safety standards; does something like this merit a news release? _________________________________________________ By Jim Sweeney For a change of pace, I would like to answer your question with more questions. 1.  Is safety an issue in your industry?

When Is Company News Newsworthy?2025-11-18T16:50:55+00:00

Too Many Marketing Chefs in the Kitchen

How many agencies does it take to achieve an organization's marketing objectives? Is one enough? Is five too many?There are ad agencies and creative agencies and public relations agencies and and digital agencies and social media agencies and SEO agencies and direct marketing agencies and on and on and on.So what's a CMO to do?In the case of SoBe, they decided to try something different.

Too Many Marketing Chefs in the Kitchen2025-11-18T16:50:56+00:00

The Wonderful World of Contests

As a consumer, I rarely participate in contests, unless it is completing a simple form, because I just don’t have the time.  However, my husband and I were recently watching TV and we saw an ad for the “Fan vs.

The Wonderful World of Contests2025-11-18T16:50:58+00:00

Successful E-newsletter Components

I see a lot of emails and newsletters. Some are done well and others not so well. What do successful online newsletters look like, what’s best way to design them and what is the ideal frequency? ___________________________________________________________ By Jim Sweeney E-mails and e-newsletters are different animals under the e-mail marketing umbrella, so let’s just focus on e-newsletters.

Successful E-newsletter Components2025-11-18T16:50:59+00:00

Take A Class on Extreme Couponing

It will come as no surprise that coupon use is up in light of the recession.  According to DMNews, consumers redeemed 3.3 billion consumer packaged goods coupons in 2009, compared to 2.6 in 2008. And marketers embraced this behavior by distributing 367 billion coupons in 2009.  According to transaction settlement provider Inmar, this is the largest amount of circulating coupons since they started tracking coupon use in 1988.

Take A Class on Extreme Couponing2025-11-18T16:51:02+00:00

Pick Up the Phone to Achieve Media Coverage

Conducting media follow-up calls after distributing a news release can be very time consuming or costly if you hire an agency.  Is it truly worth the internal effort or cost? ______________________________________________________________________ By Jennifer Manocchio If you have quality news to share, absolutely!

Pick Up the Phone to Achieve Media Coverage2025-11-18T16:51:04+00:00

Product Sampling Proven to Drive Sales

We are considering conducting a product sampling campaign.  But product sampling can be expensive, and I want to ensure we achieve a return on our investment.  Is product sampling a proven strategy to increase product awareness and drive sales?

Product Sampling Proven to Drive Sales2025-11-18T16:51:06+00:00
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