Marketing


How to Sell Luxury Goods in a Bad Economy

How to keep consumers buying, even in a recession

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Can a Do-It-Yourself Fabric Company Craft a Larger Following?

Marketing strategies for Spoonflower, a crowdsourcing site for fabric design

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What's Next: Blinded by the Buzz

Everyone is chasing Internet buzz. But be careful. Online hype doesn't always deliver.

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30 Memorable Marketing Campaigns

A look at bold and unusual marketing campaigns from Ben & Jerry's, Pizza Patron, and Virgin

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One Company's Budget: Trading Trade Shows for Dealer Marketing

Handheld x-ray company Aribex trims its trade show budget and learns the value of outsourcing.

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Recent Marketing Articles

Gamers Experiment with Pay Whatever Model

By letting people set their price, two video game designers sold over 50,000 copies of their game World of Goo in just one week.   Read story

How to Make the Most of Trade Shows

The Internet may have profoundly changed the business of marketing, but the trade show endures. In fact, it thrives. In many industries, attendance is pra...  Read story

Update: AstroTurf's PR Nightmare

How the company that bought the AstroTurf name dealt with allegations that older fields contained worrisome levels of lead.  Read story

How to Maximize Holiday Sales and Profits

Advice for small businesses on how to prepare for the holiday season by generating customer loyalty, implementing timely marketing, and determining inventory...  Read story

This Joe Trades Bikes for Clunkers

A bicycle shop in Portland, Oregon, refashions the federal car rebate into a program to encourage bike ownership.   Read story

30 Under 30 2009 - Foodzie Profile - Emily Olson, Rob LaFave, Nik Bauman

Emily Olson, Rob LaFave, and Nik Bauman created a virtual farmers market, which connects small artisanal food producers with hungry customers across the coun...  Read story

Marketers Learn to Talk Like a Pirate

Move over Halloween. Businesses are turning International Talk Like a Pirate Day into a marketing bonanza.   Read story

Oprah Uses Her Midas Touch on Chicago

Oprah's taping of her 24th season premiere brought crowds to businesses on Chicago's Magnificent Mile.  Read story

How to Conduct Market Research

A guide to using market research to understand who your customers are and what they want  Read story

Perception Isn't Everything to Shoppers

Prices affect consumer opinions, but a new study reveals a less predictable correlation than previously believed.  Read story