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Yokel: Ad Best Practices

Posted by Amy Peveto on November 20, 2013

As you consider your advertising strategy for next year, I suggest you do some research on hyperlocal advertising. It can be a great way to reach your San Antonio audience quickly, easily, and affordably. But what makes for a good hyperlocal ad?

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Marketing Lessons from Frances Gerety & De Beers Diamonds

Posted by Amy Peveto on October 23, 2013

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “A Diamond is Forever,” the famous tagline for diamond provider De Beers. The tagline and campaigns built around it revolutionized the jewelry industry — and bring up some important lessons for marketers.

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Small business can make a big impact with Guerilla Marketing

Why Small Businesses Should Use Guerilla Marketing

Posted by Gabrielle Kinderknecht on September 24, 2013

In my Senior Design class, we just finished a project on Guerilla Marketing. This is a type of advertisement that many companies are starting to use because the ideas can be so simple with little cost but very effective in gaining more consumers.

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53% of Consumers Call Marketing "B.S."

Posted by Amy Peveto on November 27, 2012

As consumers become better at ignoring and filtering out advertising, companies have to come up with better ways to get their message to their audience. However, some recent findings from Adobe indicate that advertising and marketing aren’t at the top of anyone’s list of favorites.

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Buyer Personas and Marketing Success

Posted by Amy Peveto on November 06, 2012

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a company that wishes to be successful online needs to have visitors coming to their website. But it’s more than that; driving the right visitors to your site means the difference between doing business and going bust.

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Should My Company Use Pinterest?

Posted by Amy Peveto on March 12, 2012

Launched in 2010 as a content curation platform, Pinterest has enjoyed a recent explosion of popularity. But what is the point of Pinterest, and how can companies use it to grow their business and improve their brand?

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How to Create a Google AdWords Image Ad

Posted by Amy Peveto on February 21, 2012

Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is a great way to quickly drive more relevant traffic to your website. Text ads are most common, but image ads can help you tap into and attract more of your target audience. Here’s how to create image ads and make sure they perform their best.

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Mobile Payments - Google Wallet Gets A Mixed Reaction

Posted by Art Williams on September 21, 2011

Yesterday, Google announced Google Wallet, a new mobile payment system using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to allow a consumer to pay by simply swiping their phone over a sensor. This is technology that is poised to possibly replace wallets, but will consumers be chased away by cost and security concerns?

Consumer Reaction

The reactions to Google Wallet by consumers have ranged from elation to suspicion, but mostly gathering around uncertainty.

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