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Online Reviews: Good, Bad & Ugly

Ten or fifteen years ago, when I wanted to buy a washer and dryer, I’d walk into someplace like Sears and ask the salesman which set most customers preferred, and which one model most customers said had the least problems. The salesman would scratch his chin or the side of …

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When It’s Wise to Break The Rules

Advertising and Marketing has always had a love/hate relationship with rules. In the hit TV series Mad Men, the star character Don Draper says, “What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons. You’re born alone and you die alone and this world just drops a …

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3 Simple Keys to Social Media Success

OK, you have a Facebook page and probably Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn at least, right? So what are you posting on those sites? How many followers do you have? Here’s the REAL question: Do you HAVE a social media strategy? Most businesses and non-profit organizations do not. You know, social media has been …

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Farris creates new website, video for Diamond Roofing Systems

Diamond Roofing Systems is a full-service roofing company with locations in Warren and Akron, Ohio that provides services for both commercial and residential roofs to customers in North Central and Northeast Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Farris Marketing created an all-new website for Diamond that includes information about their services and their safety …

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Six Super Lessons From SB 50

What the heck is the big deal about advertising in the Super Bowl anyway? Why are dozens of advertisers willing to pay $5 million for a 30-second commercial? First, it’s the numbers — an average of 111 million watched this year’s game. When you consider the total population of the …

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5 Best and 5 Worst TV Spots of Super Bowl 50

What makes a great Super Bowl ad? If you ask most people what their favorite spot was,they’ll usually describe one that was most entertaining to them. And entertaining spots have value because often they are most talked about and therefore, the most remembered. One of the most successful and talked …

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New Strategies for the New Year

How were the last 12 months for you? How was business, how successful was your marketing program, and how much happiness and joy did you experience outside of work? If you’re like most of us, you probably had a mix of results. So here are suggestions to help you generate …

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