Advertising on the other hand usually is. Just a few musings on current state of advertising in my humble opinion. I find myself asking this question a lot – where has all of the creativity gone? Usually I wait until the “Super…
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And a Baby Giraffe Makes Three
As millions of followers can attest to, for a short period this spring a giraffe in upstate New York took the online world by storm. Lasting a little longer than most online trends, the weeks turned into months until alas…
Posted in Arts, Brand, Content Marketing, Creative Placemaking, Creativity, Events, Fundraising, Marketing, Partnerships, Social Media, Sponsorships, Synergy
Who’s Your Target? Promos That Don’t Make Sense
There are such things as bad ideas. I have challenges with promotional efforts that don’t resound with the clarity of message or intended outcome that I think the marketer and their agents intend. Every so often, as an interested observer…
Posted in Accountability, Arts, Brand, Content Marketing, Creativity, Failure, Marketing, Social Media
130 Million and $1.9 Billion – Numbers for the Week
130 million can’t be wrong Here we live in a climate of hatred, terrorism, a political campaign that is anything but friendly or intellectually stimulating. Marketers spending millions if not billions on ways to create virality and giving names and…
DIY Marketing Audits – The Basics
After taking the time to determine whether or not embarking in an audit is the most important and valuable use of your time, it is time to focus on the basics of the audit trail. While financial audits of organizations…
Posted in Accountability, Brand, Content Marketing, Event Marketing, Fundraising, Marketing, Marketing Audits, Planning
Audit Fun for Arts & Events Marketers – An Intro
So here you are, running 100 miles per hour, eyes focused onto your laptop, mobile phone by your side, you’ve got this. You’re a marketing professional ready to make the next event, festival, arts installation, dance performance or concert a…
Marketing Musings from the Presidential Campaign: Red Edition
In the last post I wrote about the Democratic side of the Presidential Campaigns, this time we’ll focus a little on the Republicans. Per the usual disclaimer, I will not speak to ideology or of specific politics, but rather as…
Instagram Growing Fast
Here’s a little chart on the current and future projections for the US Social Network thanks to eMarketer. Facebook remains the king, but Instagram has come so far so fast. Are you using Instagram? I guess some people still use…
Super Bowl Meh
A friend of mine and I have had the tradition over the past decade plus to text one another throughout the Super Bowl on the status of the ads, the game, the halftime and in turn, America. Sometimes there have…
5 Marketing Questions to Review 2015 & Plan for 2016
For most of us, our events are in the rear view mirror for the year 2015. Tents are down, signage is packed, sponsors are thanked, yet there is still some work to be done. As we prepare for 2016 and…
Sean King has been consulting with small businesses and non-profit organizations for 25 years. Currently, Sean is a principle in the Aspire Consulting Group providing solutions and training for arts, events and non-profit marketing professionals and their organizations. Clients include Youth Education in the Arts (YEA!) and a growing list of satisfied organizations. Sean speaks regularly throughout the United States including at the IFEA Annual Conference, Arts Reach Conference, AFP, 92Y, CiviCRM User Summit, PA Council on the Arts, Michigan Festivals & Event Annual Conference. Sean serves as the Marketing Chairperson for the Hamilton District Main Street program in Allentown and is a Co-Chair of the Arts & Culture Committee for the Upside Allentown initiative. He also blogs a artsmarketingblog.org. You can follow Sean on Twitter @skingaspire. Sean resides with his wife Natalie and son Haydn in the global crossroads of Fogelsville, Pa.