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Sponsor a community team, charity, or special event

30 Jun 202229 Jun 2022
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) Sponsoring is friendlier than advertising. When you advertise, we know you are trying to sell us something. When you sponsor a group, cause or event…
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A Good Marketing Pitch is Like a …

31 May 202230 May 2022
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) Marketers use metaphors and similes in their persuasive communications to consumers. These make statements that a product has some unique concept. This style of marketing…
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Tell Me a Story

9 Mar 20228 Mar 2022
Orangeville, ON (James Doan) Storytelling has risen to be a “must know” business topic. One commentator calls it “the biggest business skill of the next five years.” Stories have always…
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What Gender is Your Writing?

8 Mar 2022
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) It has been observed that while certain marketers seem to attract mainly male clients, other client base skewed more female. One could assume this has…
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If You’re Going to Use Stock Photos, be Careful

15 Feb 202214 Feb 2022
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) It's no secret that stock photos - images you pick from an online catalog - have a lot of advantages. They're easy, convenient, and save…
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Seize Marketing Opportunities

20 Jan 202219 Jan 2022
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) Smart stores use promotional events, creative advertising, media publicity and window-displays to create a buzz about their store. They create big annual sales that customers…
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This Rhyme has a Reason Behind it

14 Dec 202113 Dec 2021
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) They say buns are the lowest form of wheat, and puns are the lowest form of wit. Rhymes might come in second. You know, silly…
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Sometimes There ARE Bad Questions

10 Dec 202119 Jun 2022
Orangeville, ON (Jason Mead) Do you ever wonder what that black diamond on the measuring tape is for? Someone wrote that line for the opening of an ad on NewYorkTimes.com…
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Use Metaphors in your Written Work

23 Nov 202120 Nov 2021
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) A recent article I read discussed the importance of monitoring one's "emotional gas tank" to avoid burnout. As there is no literal fuel tank in…
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Zest is More Than a Bar of Soap

19 Nov 202119 Jun 2022
Orangeville, ON (Jason Mead) Make your marketing writing more zesty. Make it worth lingering over by using an unexpected word once in a while.Not jargon or buzzwords, but a word…
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Choose Your Words Carefully

22 Jun 2021
Orangeville, ON (My Corner Office) Why do some marketers treat customers as enemy combatants? They often speak of ‘attacking’ marketplaces. Some even organize ‘campaigns’ to ‘target’ people so that they’ll…
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Improve Your Offer

21 Apr 202120 Apr 2021
Orangeville, ON (James Doan) If you're a marketer your number one concern is customers. You've probably read and heard a million and one ideas about how to build relationships, retain…

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