This morning on NPR, I heard Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernacke warn us that the U.S. economy faces “numerous difficulties.” For most of us, this isn’t news. People are being increasingly careful where they spend their dollars. As a business owner or a marketing professional, it’s important to remember that the ups and downs of […]

I receive a lot of email. I’d say at least 30 messages a day (not counting spam). Included in this potpourri (haven’t used that word since 1987) are client messages, job requests, and sales letters. I’d like to take a few minutes to focus on the last category of message, since many of our readers […]

Creating a successful online presence eludes many professional service firms. Sadly, these companies are losing time, money, and customers with their company websites. If they’re fortunate, many organizations wind up with an online brochure. But, some end up with much worse. I have reviewed many websites that make me a bit queasy. These firms offer […]

I’m very excited today! We’re in the final phases of a test marketing campaign for our long time client, Amfit. The results are nothing short of phenomenal. Despite the tough economy, Amfit took the bold step and launched a new product in a new market. While it seemed like a risky move, Kinesis’ marketing analysis […]

How Growing Your Facebook Page Can Help Grow your Business Every day, we work with business leaders who want to drive more leads to their website. And, while I am advocate of social media, I have to say it’s much harder to see the return on your investment of time and energy on Facebook, Twitter, […]

I love orange juice. In fact, nothing beats a tall glass of cold OJ with breakfast. So, you can imagine my interest when I learned that Tropicana had engaged a high-end design firm to redesign its line of juice products. What’s even more interesting is that I’ve since learned that they’ve decide to go back […]

When people are searching the Internet, they often get into a clicking frenzy. This is important to remember in web design and also in website copywriting. If you don’t capture their attention and tell them exactly what you want them to do, then – CLICK – and they are on to the next website. Your […]

Every wonder what happens when you try to use “marketing” to fix a bad strategy? BlackBerry is set to show us just how well that works.

If you run a professional services firm, or manufacture products to client specifications, I’m guessing you know what I mean when I say, “managing revenue is a challenge.” Isn’t “challenge” really just a nice way to say, “pain in the butt?” The problem faced by most service providers is that their business models don’t scale […]

Create your business differentiation I’ve spent countless hours telling any business leader who would listen that the only meaningful differentiation that a company has comes from within. Bear with me for a moment and I’ll explain. Company leaders spend time, energy, and money – lots of money – in search of the right product, service, […]