Signage – Ask Mr. Marketing

Doing Business With Relish

The oompah bands of Germany were only a distant memory when young Oscar Mayer rented the dilapidated Kollig Meat Market on the north side of... Read more

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Learning To Write Better

Regular readers know I’m a stickler for good communications, oftentimes cringing at what passes today for quality composition. Too often I’ve encountered emails with dead... Read more

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57 Varieties–And Then A Few

Henry J. Heinz was a failure! Here it was the financial panic of 1875, and at the ripe old age of 31 he had gone... Read more

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Did you want to say THAT?

Regular readers know how seriously I take finding ways to stand out of a crowd. They’ve also heard me rant extensively about poor grammar, typographical... Read more

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Paying Attention To Headlines

When my family moved from Boston to San Diego, we maintained many of our old friendships. So it wasn’t unusual to meet halfway in Chicago,... Read more

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Not So Flaky An Idea

William Keith Kellogg was a frustrated man. His brother had relegated him to the back offices of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, an operation the elder... Read more

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A Very Merry Business Card

Did you know 627,000 new businesses start in the U.S. annually? Most use business cards as an inexpensive promotional tool. Half won’t last five years.... Read more

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Now THAT’s subtle marketing!

First let me state I’m NOT a jewelry expert, as I believe carats are something Bugs Bunny eats. When buying shiny baubles for my bride... Read more

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A Lesson From The Valley

On a cool evening in 1903, Carson Cosgrove called 14 businessmen together in his brother’s harness shop. The subject of the discussion: a new company... Read more

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I never got the bagel

I’m at an area restaurant awaiting an appointment. A numbered plaque, embedded into the table, instructs me to “Order from your table,” from a website.... Read more