Boost Your App, Boost Your Brand

Mobile Apps have become an integral part of millions of people’s daily routine. Apps allow businesses to maintain direct contact with current and prospective customers from nearly anywhere at anytime, which is why most are now including mobile apps as part of their brand strategy. According to comScore’s The 2016 U.S. Mobile App Report, people […]

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The (Slow) Evolution of Macro-Trends in Marketing Planning

The (Slow) Evolution of Macro-Trends in Marketing Planning

Our clients usually have reliable resources for tracking key indicators like sales reports, store traffic, leads, online analytics, surveys and research benchmarks. But a great marketing plan requires much more. They ask Ramey to help develop long-term marketing strategy by assessing the competition, industry dynamics and consumer insights.  One of the valuable techniques we use […]

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Your Online Home: Rethink. Redesign. Rebrand.

Your Online Home: Rethink. Redesign. Rebrand.

Is your website or brand more ho-hum than hot stuff? Are your products and services stellar but your web brand, not so much? Is your digital home representative of your business persona? Does your brand lend itself to leads and as many sales as you deserve or might it hamper your superstar staff, and stellar […]

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Digital Marketing: The Shift to the Small Screen

Digital Marketing: The Shift to the Small Screen

In case you missed it, 2014 was the year when everyone officially had to stop thinking about the digital world from a desktop perspective. For years, we’ve watched as smartphone and tablet online usage steadily gained ground on desktops. 2014 was the year that they pulled seriously into the lead. Desktop usage is well and […]

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Copy Debriefing

Copy Debriefing

Translating brand strategy into brand language. A crucial component of brand building is developing brand language. The right words bring your client’s brand to life. Words inform, inspire and ultimately weave a personality for your brand. So don’t be a dullard. Forge beyond the keywords in your brand strategy. Account service has left for the […]

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Plan Ahead, Stay Ahead: 2016 Media Strategy

Plan ahead, stay ahead: Media Strategy 2016

From the Summer Olympics to the Presidential Election, there’s a lot of excitement to look forward to in 2016. And, maybe a few things to take into consideration if your brand is planning a big media campaign this year… It’s important to know the impact these major events could have on your brand. Here’s what […]

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Why high-end brands need middle-class values

High-end consumers, middle class values

Affluent consumers drive sales among high-end brands, so you’d better understand their humble, middle-class values. A few years ago, I spoke to a group of marketers of high-end brands. After the session, one of the CMOs in the audience told me that the vast majority of his company’s affluent consumers loved his brand so much […]

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Content Messaging: Engagement Beats Persuasion

Content Messaging: Engagement Beats Persuasions

Clorox Corporation believes that “it’s doing well by doing good.” To that end, the corporation includes Brita Water Filters in its portfolio, encouraging consumers to replace bottled water with filtered water pitchers. This strategy paid off in double-digit growth during the recession when the messaging gained momentum. Since that time, the company has adopted the “Filter […]

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Brand Reputation: Capitalizing On The Conversation

Reputation Management

That can be said of your own personal brand as well as your Client’s brand. In today’s digital world it is easier than ever to check out a brand’s reputation before you buy, or conversely impact a brand’s reputation after a positive or negative experience. For years, many brands were scared that “turning my brand […]

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Three of a Kind: Millennials, Snapchat and You

Three of a Kind: Millennials, Snapchat and You

Utilizing Snapchat just might be the catalyst your brand needs. New tools, different types of media and technological advancements keep the marketing and advertising world on its toes; but if you’re only trying to keep up, then you are already behind. Snapchat is a photo and video-messaging app that allows users to send content that […]

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