A New Year is upon us, which gives us time to reflect on what we did well in 2012, what we did wrong and how we are going to improve in 2013. At Encite, we have put together a strategy of the goals we want to accomplish and the tactics needed to accomplish those goals. […]
Category: Reputation Management
Most unprepared to accept Social Media criticism
Advertising agencies have adapted to new marketing tools very well over the years. In fact, a certain advertising agency (not mentioned) has pioneered several new initiatives that are now common practice. With online communities and social media becoming an ordinary ritual for millions, marketing agencies use this instrument to create awareness, promote sampling and establish […]
Emotional connection to your brand
Advertising and marketing agencies salivate over certain clients. At least, Encite does. Well, not literally. Certain clients’ products and services make it easier on marketing agencies because of their fundamental offerings. These offerings tend to be easy to connect to an emotion, and emotion is a great influencer of buyer behavior. Whether you are aware […]
Best work all the time
The marketing and advertising industry is pretty unique. Marketing and advertising agencies can struggle with the varying dichotomies of the trade. This industry is objective given that clients are expecting a return on their marketing investment by seeing real gains in revenue, market share and brand recognition. It is also subjective on the creative side […]
Big Decision: Bringing creative tasks in house
Small businesses obviously have many challenges, with many considerable decisions coming across business owners’ desks everyday. Budgetary concerns are constantly a big one, but the one that owners must inevitably face is addressing those tasks that they outsource. Outsourcing to vendors that specialize in certain fields are vital in creating and maintaining great work, which […]
Huge marketing and advertising blunder: American Apparel
I like American Apparel (AA). I have one of their shirts, although I am on the edge of being outside their target demographic. They have some edgy marketing and advertising campaigns that are designed to create awareness and controversy. Their marketing agency probably doesn’t have to pitch these advertising campaigns very hard to AA’s CEO, […]