by Obvious Advertising | Jul 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
I just finished listening to an interview with Sara Blakely, the Founder and CEO of Spanx. Not only is she the youngest female billionaire, she has built her company from an initial $5,000 investment and still owns 100% of the business. The biggest takeaway for me was...
by Obvious Advertising | Jul 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Reverse psychology is the best Sales Strategy I know. In certain situations giving the impression that you are NOT taking on new clients is an extremely powerful play. It has to be done right though… We’re working on a strategy right now to help a Real Estate Broker...
by Obvious Advertising | Jul 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
We’re all familiar with the Fairy Tale; Hansel and Gretel. During the story Hansel breaks up a piece of bread and leaves breadcrumbs along the trail so that they’d be able to find their way home. The idea of leaving a trail for people to follow is a popular theme in...
by Obvious Advertising | Jul 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
I’m not a fan of giving away profits but I do love to give things away. I make a game out of seeing what I can give our clients in the form of added value that doesn’t cost me anything but time. If a client buys a billboard spot, I’ll have one of our designers create...
by Obvious Advertising | Jul 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
I just realized something…the key word in Social Media is…you guessed it…SOCIAL. I mean, I’ve obviously always known that, I just haven’t been acting like I knew it. Even worse still, I haven’t be telling our clients that. I’ve been talking about how it’s important to...
by Obvious Advertising | Jun 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
I was reminded today of a great analogy I heard years ago regarding a Million Dollar Racehorse. The description started like this…if you bought a prize-winning racehorse as an investment, with the purpose of putting him in a series of races you’d be careful how you...