Monthly Archives: April 2009

Hook PR Group Helps Businesses Tell Their Story

Learn more about business-building strategies at Hook PR in this feature article by the Chamber of Commerce in Georgetown, DE (click image for .pdf version)

Hook PR Group recently added two storytellers experienced at developing promotional content that allows organizations throughout Delaware to reel in more clients. James Diehl, a longtime Sussex County journalist, and veteran [...]

Attention Marketers: Hire a Journalist

Marketing guru David Meerman Scott, bestselling author of The New Rules of Marketing & PR, says journalists are best suited for developing great content.

Capture New Business by Translating Your Content

Who remembers the Chevrolet Nova? Although it’s now past, it was one of the major marketing errors of the 20th century. In Spanish, the word “nova” doesn’t describe a type of star; rather, it means “it does not go” (no va). Had GM done their marketing research and consulted with even one Hispanic person, they [...]

Eight Steps to Ignite Your Sales with the Electronic Media Train

Newspapers, magazines, radio, and television (once the Big Four) are sharing information with a host of rapidly developing electronic media. This is good news for your organization – you have new and different ways to reach your customers that are more effective than ever.
Here are some tips you should know so this full-steam-ahead engine doesn’t [...]

When It Comes to Marketing your Business, Make Sure to Check Your Ego at the Door!

The most important thing to remember when developing a marketing plan is to always keep your customer at the forefront. All the time and effort put into creating a solid blueprint won’t mean a thing if you have the wrong subject in mind ― in other words, check your ego at the door!
Worry less about [...]

To Gain Your Clients’ Trust, Forgo Advertising for Useful Content

Savvy companies are on a new mission to send quality messages that cut through the noise of a busy and crowded marketplace. Their quest: to deliver custom communications to targeted clients.
The concept is described as content marketing. It involves researching customers’ challenges and learning how to help them be more productive. It means if you [...]