Archive for the ‘Guerrilla Marketing’ Category

What is guerilla marketing?

The term “guerilla marketing” has been used to describe many types of marketing, often times erroneously. In it’s simplest form, guerilla marketing is using unconventional or outrageous techniques to generate exposure for a company, product or service. It is most effective when the techniques used relate in some way to what is being marketed, for example ? a performance car parts manufacturer would probably see impressive results with a campaign utilizing a branded custom car placed at various car and race related events while a home builder would likely not see any results at all from the same campaign. Effective guerilla marketing comes from a combination of a strong understanding of traditional marketing and the application of unconventional thinking. There is a lot more to it than simply pulling an outrageous stunt. In depth research...

Flash mobs, Ford and bad ideas

Flash mobs were the new, hot thing about 2 years ago and then they quietly disappeared, as people got bored of the idea. Now Ford is trying to use Flash mobs to promote the Ford Fusion. The problem here is that Ford is attempting to use something that has no relevance to their product and is of little to no interest to their target market. There are situations (such as pushing a particular political or social agenda) where a Flash mob could be a viable marketing tool, but this is not one of them. If you plan to use an edgy guerilla marketing technique to promote your product or service you need to make sure that the technique is somehow relevant to your offering and that it will be accepted by your target market. Do...