Hit the emotional hot button for your brand
November 23, 2015 | Lynn Manternach, Ph.D.
Practicality can play an important role in the decision-making process, but most of the time it is emotion that powers our decisions to act.
Make simplicity part of your brand
October 29, 2015 | Lynn Manternach, Ph.D.
It’s a complex world out there. We are inundated with thousands of branding messages every day. It can be overwhelming. As marketers, we’re trying to figure out how to cut through the chaos to get consumers to pay attention to what we want to say about our brand.
The lyrics (and statistics) of loyalty marketing
October 19, 2015 | Lynn Manternach, Ph.D.
Many people think of loyalty and marketing as two different strategies. Marketing is often focused on bringing in new customers, and loyalty is all about keeping those customers coming back again and again. There’s a lot of evidence that building brand loyalty by marketing to your current customers is a strategy more likely to yield long-term success.
MindFire listed as one of Inc. magazine’s 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies for third time
August 12, 2015 | Inga Rundquist
For the third time in as many years, Inc. magazine has named MindFire Communications one of the fastest-growing privately-held companies in America. The annual listing placed MindFire, with offices in LeClaire and Cedar Rapids, in the 3,960th spot in the country, and 18th spot in the state of Iowa. The third straight appearance on the list […]
4 marketing and branding stories we think you should read…
August 6, 2015 | Inga Rundquist
From Cannes Lions to email marketing, it has been an intriguing month in the world of branding and marketing. Here are four stories that caught our attention: 1. Get inspired in Cannes This year marked the 62nd Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The festival’s awards are billed as the “global benchmark for what good creative […]
Consumer research: Should you buy or DIY?
July 15, 2015 | Lynn Manternach, Ph.D.
We’re all trying to figure out how to align what we’re selling with what consumers want to buy. Sometimes that’s easy and obvious. Most of the time, it’s not. Consumer research can provide a powerful strategic foundation for success. Having a clear understanding of who your customers are, why they choose to do business with […]
