Years ago, when Colin Powel hired a PR professional to develop a U.S.A. campaign to promote the U.S. oversees, he asked her to identify the three most important parts of an ad campaign. She answered, “Branding. Branding. And branding.” Your brand is your reputation,...
In 1885, Thomas Smith wrote a book entitled “Successful Advertising,” which focuses on the power of advertisements and how to get folks to purchase whatever one is selling. Many of the messages in its pages remain true well over a century later. One of the powerful...