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For marketing videos, planning makes all the difference

Given the trend toward greater video content consumption online, you’re likely considering video as a greater portion of your marketing mix this year. Video can be effective, and budget-friendly, if you take the time up front to prepare your strategy and resources to get the most out of this effort.

Ready for My Close-Up: Using Video to Drive Sales

We live in a world increasingly dominated by video content. It’s true offline, with Americans watching an average of five hours of television each day, and it’s also true in the digital space. In fact, online video consumption is on the rise: Americans watched 47.1 billion online videos in November 2013 alone, up from 40 billion in the same time period the year before.

External messages start with internal engagement

If employees aren’t aware of the messages that are being shared about your company, how can they reinforce them? Begin every marketing effort by engaging employees internally first–advice from Donna Smith, director of marketing and communications at Forum Energy Technologies.

Trustworthy companies: When brand and business are interchangeable

If you want to be believed as a company and as a business leader, your business and your brand need to be interchangeable. Jay Steinfeld, founder and CEO of Blinds.com, talks about how they make their brand true in their day-to-day operations.

Alignment of purpose takes the fear out of an acquisition

Every business leader is afraid of losing the heart of his company if he sells; but when both companies are aligned in culture and purpose, there’s nothing to fear. Jay Steinfeld, founder and CEO at Blinds.com, talks about how the alignment of their purpose and Home Depot’s affected their acquisition.