bad customer relations – Ask Mr. Marketing

The Value of Privacy

I may have screwed up. Two weeks ago I purchased a domain name for a new venture, opting to leave my registration information public. It’s... Read more

September 12, 2019 b2c marketing consumer marketing Customer relations customer service Public relations Sales Strategic planning

Annoying Customers And Losing Business

Felicia and I connected at a little café halfway between us for yesterday’s impromptu client meeting. YELP showed the café closing at 5, so we... Read more

August 15, 2019 B2B Marketing b2c marketing branding corporate messaging Customer relations Marketing trivia Public relations Sales sales promotion Strategic planning vendor relations

As a marketing consultant, I’m frequently called upon to implement programs requiring writers, designers, illustrators, photographers, and other sub-contractors. And because I get called in... Read more

July 9, 2019 b2c marketing consumer marketing Customer relations Marketing trivia Public relations Sales speaking Strategic planning Trade show marketing

Making Audiences Work For You

Sometimes my bride and I lunch on Costco samples. Today the guy giving out pierogi touted them as coming from a New York deli. We’re... Read more

June 6, 2019 B2B Marketing Customer relations customer service Marketing trivia product marketing Public relations Sales sales promotion speaking Strategic planning vendor relations

Getting in the last word

We’re all in sales. Whether you’re trying to close a big deal, get a new friend, or coax a raise from the boss, you’re selling... Read more

May 23, 2019 b2c marketing branding consumer marketing corporate messaging job hunting political marketing product marketing Public relations Sales speaking Strategic planning Trade show marketing

About that first impression…

Mom said you get one shot at a first impression. So imagine my surprise when I noticed my dentist missing a tooth. I’ve known him... Read more

April 25, 2019 Customer relations customer service Public relations sales promotion

Flying on the Front Lines

The red eye flight to New York is never pretty. A couple hundred travelers, packed into a flying sardine can, play an extended game of... Read more

April 20, 2019 b2c marketing business plans consumer marketing corporate messaging Customer relations customer service product marketing Public relations Sales sales promotion

How Honda lost a sale

In my family we drive our cars into the ground, typically retiring them after 16 years. The only reason I stopped driving my 2002 Saturn... Read more

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