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January 2010 Posts

Men Who Can’t Pee – Healthcare Marketing Can Be Fun Too

JANUARY 29, 2010: Brian Bierbaum, Vice President of Digital Strategy
Social Media Content Marketing Integrated Marketing

If you work in the healthcare industry, chances are you have seen this … but then again, maybe you haven't. more >>


Publications and Cialdini’s Six “Weapons of Influence"

JANUARY 27, 2010: Brian Haugen, Interactive Marketing Strategist
Guest Blogger Email Marketing Custom Publishing Integrated Marketing

Robert Cialdini authored a popular framework called the Six Weapons of Influence, which outlines a science of persuasion that can be applied to sales, marketing, and even interpersonal situations. Many of the strategies and tactics that we implement here at Priority focus on using integrated marketing to help our clients build a brand that’s a trusted source for information. What if we looked at branded print and email publications in relation to the six weapons? more >>


What is Integrated Marketing Anyway?

JANUARY 25, 2010: Brian Bierbaum, Vice President of Digital Strategy
Integrated Marketing Marketing Strategy Results

According to the American Association of Advertising Agencies, Integrated Marketing " ... recognizes the value of a comprehensive plan that evaluates the strategic roles of a variety of communication disciplines [such as] advertising, public relations, personal selling, and sales promotion and combines them to provide clarity, consistency, and maximum communication impact." In other words, it is a fancy marketing term that takes into account all the different channels and aspects of communications that we should be considering as marketers. more >>


LinkedIn Polls: Market Research in Days not Months

JANUARY 22, 2010: Brian Bierbaum, Vice President of Digital Strategy
Social Media Online Marketing Targeting

Millions of individuals and businesses have utilized LinkedIn polls to quickly gather answers to basic questions since the feature was released. However, there are not a lot of examples of organizations using them as a primary market research source yet. more >>


The De-evolution of Written Language (and Goodbye Apostrophe)

JANUARY 20, 2010: Jim Larranaga, Executive Vice President
Social Media Content Marketing Microsites

The Internet is obviously changing how the world communicates, but have you considered the Internet’s impact on written language? Today’s Web content needs to be shorter, emails need to be succinct and even words themselves are being mashed together to create new ideas or business paradigms. more >>