MBT CONSULTING

You’re undoubtedly already hip deep in planning your 2024 marketing, and direct mail should be part of it.

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How I Fulfilled My Dream

Today’s column is dedicated to Stella Wilner, my first-grade teacher who always believed in my ability to write. And it announces the official launch of my new book!

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Why AI Shouldn’t Handle Marketing

I asked ChatGPT about its qualifications for handling a company’s marketing. In a completely unedited response, here’s what it said.

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A holiday workout for your sweet tooth

Do a quick online search and you’ll turn up Deep Fried Chocolate, White Peppermint, Mint Chocolate, Cotton Candy and Orange Crème Pop Twinkies…among others.

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I’ve Got Rats in my Belfry!

Though these rats have better rhythm than I do, a 21-day rodential rumba festival over my head seemed less than entertaining.

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Should Politics Impact Marketing Decisions?

Given the state of the world and the increasingly bellicose language from the right side of the political aisle, I can’t help but wonder how many potential customers might look at this jewelry, see something that wasn’t intended, and decide to shop elsewhere.

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I’m discurejjed. Diskurraged. Discoveraged. Sad.

Within 400 words crammed onto a single page, this woman presented her professional profile, including 10 blatant mistakes.

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O sole mio … now scram!

Knowing that buying your widget will support a worthy cause may be just the nudge needed to land them in your corner versus the competition’s.

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Don’t bury print just yet, folks!

Amazon’s $500-plus billion business accounts for 6.5% of all US retail sales and 44.9% of digital retail spending … and it’s using print to grow its business!

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But … my dog can’t read!

I know many dogs who attended school. They graduated knowing how to march and have unsurpassed culinary talents. But none got a passing grade in reading.

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Do You Want Free Money?

A long-shot contender at the bottom of recent polls, Doug Burgum’s offering $20 gift cards to the first 50,000 people who donate $1 to his campaign.

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Tie-In To Better Sales

There’s good news: there are crumbs falling off the table from big budget movie marketing, and you may be able to pick them up and benefit from it.

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Shooting Yourself In The Foot

Clickbait has a well-deserved bad reputation. If you’re tempted to use it to attract attention to your own website, recognize going in that you’re tagging yourself up-front as a low-quality player.

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Oh Oprah…Say It Ain’t So!

Ask yourself this: why would entertainment’s most powerful woman be involved with a slipshod marketing campaign selling weight loss gummies?

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Giving Away Free Samples

Understanding that everyone wants something for nothing, look at what you sell and find a way to give away enough to whet your audience’s appetite.

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In The Devil Wears Prada, it was observed that a particular blue sweater represents millions of dollars and countless jobs guiding any consumer’s fashion choice, based on decisions that were made years ago.

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