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Do You Apply the “Law of Location” to your Marketing Budget?

A few weeks ago, the Cat Haven, were holding a sausage sizzle outside my local Bunnings (the major hardware conglomerate in Australia). I know because I bought two sausages (one for me and one for my 7  year-old son) while we were out doing “manly” things… Anyway, I got to talking to one of the [...]

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Has LG Gone Purple?

I was watching TV last night when an ad got my attention. It was about the new LG Borderless TV, a television which, as the name suggests, has no border lining the screen. Ordinarily, I probably wouldn’t have taken much notice of this ad. But because I’ve just finished reading Purple Cow, the landmark work [...]

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How’s Your USP

The Australian hardware conglomerate Bunnings have a Unique Selling Position (USP) that I like. They promise: “Lowest Prices Are Just The Beginning”. It’s the thing about Bunnings that they believe makes them different. In this case, price… As well as a range of other factors including range, and friendly staff who are passionate about their [...]

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Could you wear a USP T-Shirt?

Here’s something that every small business owner should be able to do. On the front of a t-shirt write the following sentence: To find out why I am the only one in (enter the town/city you live in) who should (enter it is what you do here – sell your house or to renovate your [...]

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