It’s a little too easy for employees to lose sight of the overall vision of their company, regardless of the company size. This is largely due to poor marketing efforts put forth by the company—both externally, and internally. To establish a good marketing culture, follow these 3 simple rules. Know your company. Part of knowing…
Keep it Relevant
Principle #5: Out-&-Out Marketing is Relevant In today’s 24-7 communication world, we are being constantly bombarded with messages. Most people have finely tuned their ability to quickly evaluate and ignore those messages that are not important or interesting. This is why Out-&-Out Marketing must be relevant. Your marketing communication and tactics must provide your audience…
Keep it Targeted
Principle #4: High Touch Marketing is Targeted In Dr. Suess’ classic “The Lorax,” the Once-ler tells the Lorax that the “thneed” is a thing that “everyone, everyone, everyone needs!” That’s a pretty broad target audience. Often, small to medium-sized business leaders are so enthusiastic about their businesses, they want to tell the whole world. Literally.…
Keep it Perpetual
Principle #3: Out-&-Out Marketing is Perpetual or “Marketing Uninterrupted” A golfer can’t walk up to the tee on the first hole, hit and amazing shot, and say “That was great! See you in the club house!” That great shot has to be followed with shot after shot until an entire 18 holes have been played.…
Keep it Disciplined
Principle #2: Out-&-Out Marketing is Disciplined We’ve all made New Year’s resolutions, only to be back to our old habits and routines by February 1. What keeps us from sticking with our plans year after year? It’s not that our intentions aren’t true – it’s that we lack the discipline to stick to them. With…
Keep it Simple
Principle #1: Out-&-Out Marketing® is Simple! You’ve heard it so many times, it’s cliché: “Keep It Simple Stupid,” often refereed to as the “KISS” principle. But, in almost every cliché, there’s some truth. This one is no different. Especially when it comes to marketing. Many business owners or leaders are extremely frustrated by the concept…
What is Out-&-Out Marketing®?
What is “Out-&-Out Marketing®?” For the next several weeks, we’ll explore this exclusive, trademarked DiMalanta Design marketing strategy in detail, providing tips to help any small to midsize business employ it. In a sentence, Out-&-Out Marketing® is implementing simple, disciplined, perpetual marketing strategies that are targeted, relevant and personal. Out-&-Out Marketing® is an approach that…
Jesus is the Ultimate Out-&-Out Marketer
During Christmas I’m reminded of that baby born in Bethlehem. His name is Jesus. He would become the Savior of the world. I’m always fascinated with the fact that the God of the universe would become a man to save the very people who sinned against him. Think about this. Jesus trained disciples. These men…