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A New Marketing Co-Working Space

I’ve learned that it’s tough to convince someone whose job depends on not being convinced.

That’s why Brand Mechanics in partnership with Larter Advertising is creating a whole new marketing services model this month with the launch of a co-working space for York Region marketers.

Coworking Space York Region

Housed in the ‘Larter Building’ in historic Aurora, the introduction of this co-working space will create a brand new marketing model for a new era and we’re looking for partners to join us.

While the advertising agency model built in the last century is still financially and culturally dependent on recommending ‘big’ traditional media, this new model will offer clients a team of top specialists that work independently but share the same core values and beliefs in building businesses and brands.

This way, instead of having to recommend certain tactics to clients in order to keep the advertising holding company happy, clients get only what they need to solve their marketing problem.

Marketers who join this unique co-working space get the creative synergy of working alongside other top marketers and the business synergy that comes from networking and sharing leads and ideas.

CoWorking Office Spaces

Modeled after successful co-working idea incubators such as the Accelerator Centre in Waterloo and the MaRS centre in Toronto, co-working spaces such as this have the following benefits:

  • Enjoyment of the camaraderie and social benefits of working
  • Avoiding the distractions of working from home (60% report they’re more (more…)
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9 Loyalty Rewards That Won’t Cost You A Ton

43 people like me. Or, rather, they like my post this month on Search Engine People’s blog (and 27 Twits?! do too).

It provides 8 (or 9?) alternatives to the all-too-common practice of Foursquare-like discounting of your product to secure the loyalty of your fans. Examples from KLM, Starbucks and others are provided.

Hope you ‘like’ it.

Low Cost Loyalty Marketing Alternatives

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Marketing Idea du Jour: Boost Your Fame Via Barter

Stumbled across a lovely little article in the Globe this week. It concerns the rise of barter exchange sites.

Business exchange

Now I know what you’re saying. Barter is too – well – bazaar.

But consider that over 70% of Fortune 500 engage in some sort of barter. So why not for (more…)

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2 Keys To Unlocking God-like Integrated Marketing Communications

Managing the marketing funnel is becoming increasingly convoluted and complicated. This post provides the two keys I’ve discovered in creating successful integrated marketing communication with examples – good and bad – of each and the latest research.

Once upon a time you could scale the paid reach of your marketing campaign and be successful. You bought enough rating points with a big fancy tv campaign that the agency bought for you and unless you were inept…Voila! You had reach, power, fortune and fame.

But then something changed (not changed, exploded!). (more…)