Dennis Rutzou Public Relations
Posts tagged Advertising
Social media marketing: How vile are viral videos?
Nov 10th
If the internet has contributed one thing to the PR profession and brand marketing, it has been the ability to explore human interaction through alternate mediums. No longer are we restricted to blatantly pushing a brand through television advertisements. PR and marketing practitioners are now expected to embrace their creative side, employing seamless campaigns within an online and interactive environment. Yes, we’re talking about viral video campaigns.
Viral videos are now big business for companies looking to expose their brand to as many eye balls as possible. And in all honesty, what’s wrong with this? Subtle (and not so subtle) product More >
A Story I Thought I Would Never Live To See…
Jun 29th
A story appeared in the Sydney Daily Telegraph on June 8, 2011 that I thought I would never see in my lifetime. What’s more it was published in a mass circulation popular tabloid.
It was headed ‘Will PR make you money?’ and described that PR has one of the highest ROIs and often generates greater returns than advertising. Funny about that, because it is what I have been saying for years.
“Factor into your decision making that PR is the only form of marketing to positively affect other forms of marketing.
“When news coverage about a brand is positive and prominent, every other form More >
Marketing vs PR, What’s the difference?
Nov 25th
I’ve met a lot of people lately at various networking events who have asked me what the difference is between marketing and public relations.
I have to admit, even for me who works in these industries, they can be at times two very confusing concepts… They both look at the promotional potential of a business and they both try to look at a product or service from the customer’s perspective. Add to this the fact that some marketing agencies extend their offering to include some public relations services and PR agencies refer to their clients’ marketing calendar to devise appropriate activities More >
Sponsorship has to be the right fit
Oct 7th
From my observation sponsorship is often really misused within a marketing mix. Often it’s driven by the personal interests of the CEO or a knee jerk reaction to any approach by a potential group.
Sponsorship should be considered carefully and rather than waiting for a potential organisation to contact you, you should identify potential organisations that have a good fit with your organisation or brand and be proactive.
Jayco's sponsorship of the UCI Road Cycling World Championships
I saw a recent example of a poorly selected but very expensive sponsorship. I’m a keen cyclist and follow the professional sport so was watching closely More >
Advertising: the modern day plague
Mar 19th
“Never more than two ads in a row”. The quick reassurance from Nova 96.9’s Merrick and Rosso settles my urge to reach for the station dials. I resist. I guess I can sit through two ads. Three…mmm probably not.
Finally a radio station has woken up to the fickle nature of the average listener and the adverse effects of advertising clutter.
Ads have become the modern day plague. As Rebecca Bealer commented on the previous blog post – there is just no way to get away from advertising these days. Subtle or in your face, advertising is everywhere, and research More >
