Mid-Missouri Marketing Resource Blog

Celebrating Mid-Missouri’s Response to a Pandemic

3 Reasons Why Communication Will Solve Your Hiring Needs

Five Quick Tips: Time Management

5 Fundamental Sales Skills That Work All The Time, Every Time

Radio Advertising: The Art & Science of Buying an Audience

How Bad (or No) Branding Can Potentially Hurt Your Business

Why Cutting Your Advertising Budget When Times are Tough is a Bad Idea

Why Customer Retention is so Important

What's the Jam on Jingles?

The Biggest Brands Never Stop Advertising and Neither Should You

What Your Customers Really Care About

UGH It's Political Season! How Can I Advertise and Not Get Lost in the Mudslinging

Slogan Trivia: Name that Brand!

How to Use Magazine Advertising to Brand Your Business

A Four Step System To Solve Your Biggest Marketing Challenges

How to Get Your Customers to Fall in Love with You

Creating An Offer Your Customers Can't Refuse

Zimmer Communications – Evolving Beyond Radio to Comprehensive Marketing Solutions

Why Should You Attend BrandKamp 2020: A Q&A with Chuck Mefford

5 Ways to Guarantee Your Magazine Ads Will Flop

7 Tips for Successful Marketing We Can Learn From The St. Louis Cardinals

250,000 Reasons Why We Support the Children's Miracle Network Every Year

5 Ways to Keep Sales Hot During Winter

The Top 9 Reasons To Sponsor The 2020 Mid-Mo Baby Expo

Three Keys to First Quarter Success

Take Me Out To The Ballgame: 8 Reasons Why The St. Louis Cardinals Are Good For Your Brand

If You're Sick of It, It's Working

The Top 10 Most-Read Blogs of 2019

3 Ways to Capture More Creativity in Your Marketing Campaign

You Have A Difference-Maker - Find It

Ask What The Big Brands Are Asking

Don’t Be A Scrooge To Your Customers

Don't Be Afraid To Brand Your Business Boldly

3 Ways To Stay Motivated

Why We're Thankful This Year

Our Top Ten Tips for Small Business Saturday

5 Ways You Can Improve Your Team Today

Is Your Marketing Budget Increasing, Decreasing, or Staying the Same?

7 Mistakes Businesses Make Trying to Write Their Own Radio Ads, Part 2

7 Mistakes Businesses Make Trying to Write Their Own Radio Ads, Part 1

3 Differences That Set Consultative Sales Apart

Don't Become A Dying Business

The Battle Of Branding

ICYMI: Recapping The 2019 BrandsFormation™ Seminar with Chuck Mefford

6 Characteristics To Expect From Your Marketing Partner

Silent Signals: Unintentional Customer Service Mistakes You Might Be Making

The 4 Do's and Don'ts Of A Job Seekers Market

“Winter Is Coming:” The Top 4 Ways to Market Your Business During The Holiday Season

5 Keys To A Positive Company Culture

3 Tips for Advertising on a Budget

A Four Step System To Solve All of Your Marketing Needs

5 Easy Solutions for Improving Your Onboarding Experience

3 Ways To Make Your Ads Pop, Sizzle, and Stand Out!

What To Do When Your Action Campaign Doesn’t Provide Results

7 Marketing Benefits To Being A Project Pink Party Sponsor

Why Should You Attend BrandsFormation: A Q&A with Chuck Mefford

Why the Best Marketing Plans Start with Action Campaigns

4 Sayings You Should NEVER Add To Your Ads

Are You Treating Your Marketing Budget Like an Expense or Investment?

The Top 10 Reasons You Should Always Work From an Annual Marketing Plan

The Importance of Professional Voicework

6 Reasons Why Your Business Needs a Social Media Manager

Why You Should Always Be Renewing

Over-The-Top (OTT) Video Advertising 101: What It Is and How It Works

5 Ways To Retain Your Employees

5 Blogs That Every Business Owner Should Read

Why We Support The Central Missouri Honor Flight Every Year

Football & Your Business: 5 Things They Have in Common

The Top 6 Factors That Influence Buying Decisions

How Your Business Can Score by Sponsoring High School Sports

3 Differences That Set Leaders Apart from Managers

How To Boost Your Foot Traffic With A 2019 Tiger Tailgate Sponsorship

CASE STUDY: How Effective is Inbound Marketing?

How To Hire New Employees: The Top 5 Qualities You Should Look For

10 Reasons to Sponsor Tiger Tailgate

5 Reasons Why Your Business Should Be Marketing To Baby Boomers

What You Need To Know About Tracking Marketing ROI [In 200 Words]

How To Identify Top Performers Before The Hire

Summer Radio Listeners: Why Every Daypart Matters

Why Top Brands Are Investing In Their Very Own Print Magazines

School's Out, Now What? 5 Ways to Market Your College Town Business During the Summer

Is Radio Dead? 5 Reasons Why Radio Advertising Is Still Relevant in 2019

Zimmer Nominated for Five 2019 Radio Mercury Awards

5 Reasons You Should Work in Advertising Sales

How Leadership Impacts Company Culture

Inbound Marketing Definition in 150 Words

Onboarding Best Practices: How To Transition from Candidate to Employee

Spring and Summer Media Consumption Changes That Should Impact Your Marketing Decisions

Attract, Engage, Delight: How Inbound Marketing Works

How Company Culture Improves Retention and Increases Engagement

New eBook! Digital Marketing: How To Evaluate Your Current Vendor and Strategy to Boost Results

The Top 3 Traits of A Zimmer Radio & Marketing Group Sales Account Executive

Why The Biggest Businesses Still Use Radio Advertising

How To Maintain Business Growth When You're Already Successful

You Just Attended The Brandkamp™ Seminar. Now What?

Does Your Business Website Spark Joy? 7 Areas You Could Be "Tidying Up"

You're Not Fooling Anyone: 7 Reasons Your Business Blog Sucks!

5 Ways To “Spring Clean” Your Business

8 Reasons Your Business Belongs At The 2019 Best of Columbia Party

A "Mid-Mo Baby Expo" Success Story: Boone Hospital Center

The Top 9 Reasons To Sponsor The Mid-Mo Baby Expo

VIDEO: Why Clear 99's Jamie Mac and KCMQ's Shags & Trevor Recommend Sponsoring Bussin' It To Busch

12 Quotes on The Importance of Company Culture

5 Ways Inbound Marketing Generates Quality Leads

The Top Ten Reasons To Sponsor Bussin' It To Busch

The History of Steve's Pest Control

The Future of Digital Marketing

Behind the Scenes: Zimmer's Story

A "CoMo Man Show" Success Story: Royal Power Sports

Are You Spending Too Much on Your Facebook Advertising?

10 Reasons Why Radio is Our Valentine

INFOGRAPHIC: It's World Radio Day!

Why Mid-Missouri Businesses Recommend Attending Brandkamp™

How To Collect Quality Feedback After Your Event Sponsorship

Why We Support the Children's Miracle Network Every Year

What You Need To Know About Cardinals Baseball (And How This Can Help Your Brand)

The Modern Family: How Today’s Consumers Are Evolving

8 Reasons Associating Your Brand with the Cardinals Can Impact Your ROI

Response vs. Results: What's The Difference And Why It Matters

What Local, Mid-Missouri Businesses Are Saying About Radio & Magazine Advertising

The #1 SEO Tactic You Should Utilize in 2019

15 Reasons Why Your Business Should Sponsor The 2019 CoMo Man Show

5 Keys To Radio Advertising Success for Veteran Advertisers

Search Engine Marketing 101: What It Is And How It Works

The Top 10 Reasons To Sponsor The Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon

Introducing Boom! Magazine: The Newest Way To Target Mid-Missouri's Most Affluent Audience

Wishing You A Happy New Year!

Our Top Blogs of 2018

Why You Need Top-of-the-Funnel Leads And What To Do With Them

The Ultimate Business Owner's New Year's Resolution Checklist

A Christmas Poem: Twas The Night

Your Current Patients Are Your Best Marketing Tool

7 Ways To Spruce Up Your Holiday Marketing

Spreading Your Marketing Too Thin? 3 Steps To Creating A More Targeted Strategy

10 Reasons EVERY Business Should Invest in Content Marketing

How Planning and Flexibility Go Hand in Hand With Your Marketing Plan

4 Tips To Boost Your Healthcare Practice Website

The Top Ten Reasons We Are Thankful This Year

Targeted Display 101: What It Is And How It Works

Geofencing 101: What It Is And How It Works

3 Things You Can Do Today To Ensure Your Best Foot Forward Next Year

What Makes Magazine Different From Direct Mail Advertising?

Influencer Marketing: Radio's History as the First and the Best

5 Things Businesses Should Expect From Event Sponsorships

Black Friday or Bust: The History Behind The Biggest Retail Day of the Year

The Beginner's Guide to Radio Advertising in Mid-Missouri

Marketing Plan BEFORE Marketing Placement

Holiday Marketing on a Budget: 10 Free or Cheap Things You Can Do This Holiday Season

Social Media Tips for Your Employees: Yes, Even Your Personal Facebook Page Is Impacting Your Business

Healthcare Marketing Ideas: How To Attract New Patients To Your Practice

25 Actions You Might Want Your Customers to Take

Recapping The INBOUND 2018 Conference

How to Calculate Your Marketing Budget for 2019

3 Ways to Immediately Improve Your Website

Clear 99 Wins National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Radio Award for "Best Country Station of the Year!"

Do Radio Endorsements Really Work? Don't Just Take it From Us

How Your Social Media Presence Impacts Your Recruitment Efforts

The Dos and Don'ts of Effective Action Campaigns

Myth Busted: Magazine vs. Digital Marketing

The 6 Step Process to Making Radio Endorsements Work For Your Brand

3 Bright Ideas For Your Dental Practice Radio Ads

10 Great Reasons To Advertise On The Radio

7 Reasons Why Your Business Should Sponsor Girls Night Out

How To Properly Budget for Action Campaigns Throughout The Year

What Is a Brand Marketing Workshop? (And Why Every Business Needs One)

10 More Radio Endorsement Do's and Don'ts

5 Tips For Effectively Marketing Your Retail Business with Magazine

Recruitment Campaign Dos and Don'ts For Your Marketing Creative

The Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts of Radio Endorsements

3 Examples of How Magazine Advertising Can Boost Your Restaurant Business

How Long Should My Action Campaign Be?

10 Questions to Answer Before Running Your Next Recruitment Advertising Campaign

Let's Hash it Out: Are Hashtags Still Relevant in 2018?

What Radio's Theater of the Mind Has to Do with Magazine

5 Things To Consider When Choosing A Content Marketing Partner

The Power of the Sports Fan and How To Make An Impact With Them

6 Ways A Custom Magazine Can Grow Your Brand

The Secret Marketing Recipe How-To (Radio + Magazine + Digital)

The Power of Magazine & Radio: Fortified Roofing & Siding

Could Your Business Benefit From Sports Marketing?

Is Your Business Promoting A Healthy Workplace?

8 Examples of When You Should Be Running An Action Campaign

Is Your Loyalty Program Helping or Hurting Your Business?

Zimmer Radio and Marketing Group Recognized in the 2018 Service to America Awards

International House of Burgers: Marketing Fail or Genius?

Millennial Spending Habits: What Businesses Need To Know

What Makes Magazine Different From Newspaper Advertising

Why Word of Mouth Isn't Enough (And How To Use It More Effectively)

Let Zimmer Custom Publishing Tell Your Business' Story

Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner: How To Stand Up For Your Marketing Plan

How To Find The Best Social Media Platform For Your Business

How To Target The Best People With Your Next Recruitment Marketing Campaign

10 Questions You Should Ask Your Potential Website Designer

When We Say, "You Get What You Pay For," We Really Mean It...

3 Characteristics of Recruitment Campaigns That Work

Do Event Swag Bags Really Work for Businesses?

How Many Times Should I Contact a Marketing Lead Before Giving Up?

How Millennial Expectations Are Shaping The Healthcare Industry

Finding the Best Job Applicants Isn't Always Easy: Here's How Radio Advertising Can Help

Gen Z is Entering the Workforce: What Your Business Needs to Know

The Secret to Boosting Your Marketing Frequency

The Importance of Onboarding Your New Employees

10 Examples of When Cheaper Isn't Better

What Chick-Fil-A Teaches Us About Business

The Conversations You Should Be Having with Your Media Partner Long After You Place an Annual Marketing Plan

How Strong is Your Brand in the Mid-Missouri Business Community?

The Ten Commandments of Digital Marketing

How to Strategically Use Mass Media Marketing for Your B2B Business

INFOGRAPHIC: It's National Mom & Pop Business Owners Day!

5 Tips to Effectively Use Radio for Recruitment Advertising Campaigns

Local Magazine Advertising: The "Energizer Bunny" of the Marketing World

6 Stats You Should Know About Inside Columbia Magazine Readers

4 Scenarios You Might Encounter with Your Marketing Leads

Quality Marketing Takes More Than Luck

Breaking Down the People Behind B2B Buying Decisions

Tips for Training Your Salespeople on How to Effectively Contact Marketing Leads

3 Marketing Trends You Should Be Following to Grow Your Home Improvement Business

Radio and Recruitment: The Perfect Pair to Build Your Team

The Top 5 Places to Market Your B2B Business in Mid-Missouri

6 Business Benefits of Being on Instagram

5 Surefire Ways You Might Be Wasting Your Marketing Leads

Is Your Business Competing At A Gold Medal Level?

How to Create Ads That Sell: On-air and In Magazines

Tips To Purchasing Your Business Website Domain

5 Trends for B2B Marketing That Will Boost Your Bottom Line

5 Brands That Are Killing It on Social Media

10 Industries That Can Hit Marketing Home Runs with Sports Marketing

5 Myths Busted Around Who Listens to Sports Radio

Examples of Q1 Action Campaigns That Could Boost Your Business

How Small Businesses Can Find Success Using Radio and Magazine Advertising

Facebook’s New Algorithm: What Your Business Needs To Know

Is Your Marketing Strategy Taking Your Branding Into Account?

Deep Dive: The Potential A Business Website Offers

Business Owner Tips: Clearing Your Cache

Stop Posting and Praying: Become A Social Media Marketing Master!

Budgeting 101: How Much Should I Really Be Spending on My Marketing?

7 Lessons We Learned in 2017

How to Maintain Brand Consistency Across Media Campaigns

9 Ways Magazine and Radio Complement Each Other and Boost Your ROI

The ONE Marketing Investment To Consider Before Placing Ads

Our Top Blogs of 2017

The Top List of Questions to Ask About Your 2018 Media Plan

How To Lose A Customer In 10 Days

7 Ways To Ensure You Are Utilizing Your Website To Its Full Potential

Employee Recruitment: Why Radio Recruitment Works In 4th Quarter

5 Ways an Annual Marketing and Advertising Plan Will Drive Your ROI

The Biggest Waste of Advertising Dollars: NOT Having A Website

7 Places You Need To Be Using A Professionally-Designed Logo

6 Simple Social Media Posts You Should Be Publishing on Your Brand Pages

INFOGRAPHIC: How Radio Advertising Drives Car Sales

Top Challenges Healthcare Companies are Facing to Acquire New Patients, and How to Overcome Them

The Top 5 Things to Think About When Marketing Your Medical Practice

The ONE THING You Need Before You Develop a Website

The Holiday Shopping Season: When to Participate (and When Not to)

No Annual Marketing Plan? 5 Reasons You Need To Start 2018 With One

Reminders for Black Friday Marketing - The Dos and Dont’s for Retail

The Top Ten 2018 Marketing Trends To Look Out For

Are You Doing Everything Now That You Should Be to Prepare Your Business for the Holidays?

Name That Brand!

5 Ways to Know if Your Website is Losing You Business

The Ad Tax Is A Bad Tax For Small Businesses

Do Your Advertisements Pass “The Best Friend Test?”

How To Set SMART Goals For Next Year

How To Keep Your Branding Consistent Across Social Media Accounts

20 Stats That Will Remind You of the Importance of Your Branding

Buy Now, Save Later: How Annual Marketing Plans Can Save You Money

Checklist for a Great Logo

4 Ways to Step Up Your Radio Creative

The 4 Questions You Must Answer Before Building Your 2018 Marketing Plan

How To Take Advantage of the Returning College Crowds and MU Football Season

But Really, How Important is Branding for Small Businesses?

What Does September Have to Do With Next Year's Marketing? EVERYTHING!

6 Shifts in Mid-Missouri Consumer Behavior That Happen in the Fall

Confessions for Utilizing Sports in Your Marketing: 4 Plays Gone Bad

Why Some Radio Spots Make You Pause and Some Make You Change the Station

A Tribute To You This Labor Day!

Your Questions Answered: What Exactly is Digital Marketing & How Do I Know What I Need for My Business?

Illustrating The Effectiveness of Integrated Marketing

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: True Son Exteriors

INFOGRAPHIC: Radio vs. TV Take The Ring

The 3 Pillars of Consistency in Your Business

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Callaway Chrysler

How to Track and Determine the Lifetime Value of a Customer (And Why It Matters)

20 Digital Marketing Terms Defined

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Tami R. Benus, CPA

What Your Business Can Expect When You Work With Zimmer Radio & Marketing Group (And How We’re Different From The Others!)

INFOGRAPHIC: Can Traditional Radio Keep Up With Pandora & Spotify?

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: South Central Regional Stockyards

How to Know When Your Lack of Marketing ROI is Because of Your Sales Team (and Not Your Ads)

6 Ways to Use Magazine and Radio Ads Together to Get More Bang for Your Marketing Buck

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Naught-Naught Agency

How to Use Radio to Promote Your New Business

Your Top 4 Marketing Questions Answered

How Your Business Can Avoid “The Blockbuster Syndrome”

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Melody's Quality Jewelry

Why Your Business Should Have a Referral Program

Are You Educating Your Customers or Is Someone Else? Why Your Business Should Blog

6 Times An Action Campaign Is Just What You Need

Knowing When You Should, or Shouldn't, Change Radio Stations

3 Types of Digital Advertising That Pair Well with Radio

When Generating Marketing Leads, Are You Asking the Right Questions in Forms?

Why Event Marketing Works When Trying to Drive New Business

How to Craft an Action Campaign That Captures Attention

A Pretty Big Apple Deal: Zimmer Nominated for Four Radio Mercury Awards

Tiger Tailgate Success Story: Mid America Harley-Davidson

How Audio Can Win the Battle of the Mind

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Koonse Glass

6 Ideas for Sizzling Summer Marketing Success

Tiger Tailgate Success Story: Southern Glazers

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Accounting Plus, Inc.

5 Tips for Developing Radio Ad Creative That is Truly Visual

Tiger Tailgate Success Story: Burgers' Smokehouse

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Southwest Animal Hospital

How to Determine If You Should Use An Action Campaign for Your Marketing Strategy [INFOGRAPHIC]

Questions to Answer that Will Help You Determine if You Are Wasting Your Dollars on Advertising That Doesn't Work

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Como Smoke and Fire

So, Your Business Has “Gone Digital.” We Can Help With That!

How Today's Millennials REALLY View Social Media

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Ultimate Steel

4 BIG Reasons You Should Not Be Spending All Your Marketing Dollars on Digital

The Game is Bond: How To Connect While Branding

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Robinson's Cleaners

Event Sponsorship Success Stories: The 2017 CoMo Man Show

How to Turn Your Marketing Leads into Customers: 5 Things You Might Not Be Doing

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Mid America Mortgage Services, Inc.

How to Use Event Sponsorships to Effectively Capture and Convert New Business Leads

Social Media Marketing 101: How to Authentically Engage Your Audience

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Brockmeier Financial Services

6 Mistakes to Avoid When Choosing an Advertising Medium

Why Radio Jingles Work, and 3 Questions to Determine if It's Right for Your Business

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: US Rents It

The Reason We Ask So Many Questions Before Creating a Proposal For You

15 Marketing Benefits to an Event Booth Sponsorship

Why a Jingle Could Be Your Best Secret Weapon

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Graf & Sons

Do Your Advertisements Sound Like Fake News?

The 3 Numbers Every Business Owner MUST Know

Top 10 Things You Should Know About Mid-Missouri Radio: SLIDESHARE

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Dryer's Shoe Store

10 Goals of an Awareness Campaign

10 Goals of an Action Campaign

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: ServiceMaster of Columbia

If You Build It, They Will Come, Part 2: Pick Your Bricks!

If You Build It, They Will Come, Part 1: Mortar Brings Order

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Big O Tires

How to Ensure Your Ad Creative Isn't Ruining Your ROI

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Focus on Health Chiropractic

5 Reasons Your Event Sponsorships Haven't Gotten You Results

Confessions of a Millennial: Digital Radio Backfired on Me

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Classic Travel & Tours

The BrandsFormation™ System: Part 4 – Dominant Frequency

Turning Print Ads into Radio Ads: 3 Tips for Brand Consistency

Home Owners Are Starting to Think About Spring, Are You?

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Witt Print Shop

The BrandsFormation™ System: Part 3 – Consistency

How Women's Health Clinics Can Increase Referrals and New Client Business

Do's and Don'ts of Secret Shopping Your Own Business

The Story Behind the Radio Advertisements: Aire Serv

The BrandsFormation™ System: Part 2 – Strategy-Based Message

Stop Losing the Sale by Changing These Three Things in Your Business

The BrandsFormation™ System: Part 1 - Strategy

How to Incorporate Action and Awareness Campaigns Into Your 2017 Marketing Plan

Is Your Business Promoting To Its Target Market?

Turn Your Customers Into Avid Fans

3 Questions To Ask Your Media Partner Before Signing a Contract

How to Boost Your Magazine Advertising Results with Radio

Project Management Tips (That REALLY Work) for Busy Business Owners

The Biggest Key to Marketing Success? Examine Your Marketing Bridge!

The Price for Beauty: Understanding the Elective Surgery and Procedure Customer and How to Reach Them

INFOGRAPHIC: Does Your Goldfish Speech Effectively Tell People Why You're Valuable?

Marketing Strategies for OB/GYN Practices

Tips and Tools for Marketing Directors Reporting Back on Marketing Campaigns

How to Take Your Chiropractor Event Marketing to the Next Level

VIDEO: A Behind-The-Scenes Look at a Brainstorm Session

Beat the Marketing ROI Puzzle by Doing This ONE Thing First

First Time Radio Advertisers: 11 Tips That Will Save You Money and Time

Understanding the Buyers Journey for Eye Patients

7 Ways Your Law Firm Can Improve Client Database Communication

Why The Biggest Brands Never Stop Advertising: And Other Important Lessons Around Frequency and Consistency

The 3 Types of Customers Every Dentist Needs to be Marketing to

5 More Marketing Tactics Your Radio Station Can Provide, Besides Radio

How to Ruin Your Business With Bad Marketing

New Year, New You: What Every Automotive Dealer Needs to Stop and Start Doing in 2017

5 Reasons Switching Radio Stations Might Be a Bad Idea

How to Make Your New Website Announcement

The Moving Market: Who You're Reaching in the Columbia, Missouri Market Year-Over-Year

10 Reasons Your Social Media Marketing Isn't Making an Impact

A Fine Line: How to Develop Effective, Memorable Ads for Your Law Firm and Still Follow the Rules

How to Personalize Your Facebook Feed by Updating Your Interests

Step 4 to Developing Killer Advertising Creative Ideas: Select the Idea

Leaders: Do Your Employees Feel Valued?

5 Reasons Your Customers Aren't Buying

Step 3 to Developing Killer Advertising Creative Ideas: Brainstorm Ideas and Get Creative!

How Do I Know If I'm Spending My Marketing Dollars in the Right Places?

What You Should Know Before Choosing a Web Design Company

Step 2 to Developing Killer Advertising Creative Ideas: Determine Your Unique Position

Why Creative Matters and How You're Missing the Mark {Free eBook Download}

What You Need to Know to Make Smart Radio Advertising Decisions

Everything You Can Still Do to Prepare for Black Friday and Holiday Sales

Step 1 to Developing Killer Advertising Creative Ideas: Outline Parameters, Needs and Goals

5 Marketing Musts for 2017

How Much Time Do I Really Need to Dedicate to My Marketing?

12 Tools to Help You Make Easy and Awesome Images for Your Social Media Posts

How to Make Your Radio Ads Memorable and Effective

Why First Impressions Matter: Website Do's and Dont's for Every Type of Business

Why Does McDonald’s Continue to Advertise?

How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck When Advertising on the Radio

Why Branding Matters: 4 Parts of Your Brand Creative That Need Your Attention Now

The Evolving College Student: Who They Are and What They Spend Money On

How to Become the Trusted Advisor in the Legal Field

The Ad Copy Creative Process: Where to Begin

6 Things You MUST Know When Advertising on the Radio

Flexing Your Advertising Muscles

Don't Be Scared of Having a Little Fun with Holiday Marketing

5 Things You Should be Doing Now to Prepare for Your 2017 Marketing

Tips to creating a holiday marketing plan on a budget

The Evolution of Country Music- A Deep Dive into Who You’re Really Reaching on Country Music Radio

Why Radio and Digital Go Together Like Peanut Butter and Jelly

Your Prospective Law Clients Want to Hear Stories

Need Help With Recruiting Top Talent for Your Business? How Radio Can Help

After the Campaign: What Happens to Your Brand Awareness When You Stop Advertising

Don't Stop Believing: 4 Examples of How Classic Rock Fans are Still a Coveted Demographic Group

How to Stop Wasting Your Money on Unprofessional Creative and Start Getting Results with Impactful Radio

Make Your Marketing Great Again

The Social Effect: 10 Tips for Better Social Posts on Your Brand Pages

What Questions Should You Be Asking Yourself Now for Marketing ROI Later?

Why You Should Keep Your Company’s Facebook Profile Picture Consistent

7 Types of Facebook Posts That You Can Easily Create to Increase Engagement

6 Radio Advertising Myths That Need to Be Forgotten by the Legal Industry

5 Reasons Your Marketing Will Suffer Without Radio in 2017

Simple and Effective Ways to Better Track Your Marketing ROI

The Definition of Insanity: How to Know When to Pull the Plug on Your Marketing and Try Something New

Fresh Ideas for Event Sponsorship Booth Activation

5 Steps to Developing a Radio, Digital, and Social Strategy That Works FOR Your Law Firm

Your Top Radio Advertising ROI Questions Answered by Real People Doing Real Advertising

How to Elevate Your Event Sponsorships with Radio Advertising

The Do's and Don'ts of Promotional Items for Event Marketing

Behind the Scenes: A Day in the Life of a Zimmer Radio Sales Rep

How to Create a Marketing Plan That is as Good as Your Legal Advice

Digital Promotions, Part 5: Ditching Direct Mail for Digital

There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch, and Other Reasons Why Social Media Shouldn't Be Your Primary Marketing Strategy

How to Market Outside the Legal Industry Box, and Beat Your Competition

Digital Promotions, Part 4: What’s Your Type?

The Best Ways to Find People Who NEED Your Legal Advice

10 Reasons To Redesign Your Website Right Now

Simple, and Effective, Ways to Track Your Social Media Marketing

How Radio Personalities Continue to Attract Listeners and Longer Listening

Digital Promotions, Part 3: The Prize Is Right

What Is Integrated Marketing? And What Role Does Social Media Need to Play for My Small Business?

The KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) Methodology to Tracking Your Marketing ROI

Digital Promotions, Part 2: Survey Says...

How to Effectively Integrate Your Advertising with Your Social Media Marketing

Why All Marketing is Integrated Marketing, and Your Tracking Should Be Too!

Digital Promotions, Part 1: Why Every Business Can Benefit From a Digital Promotion

Meet and Greet Mid-Missouri Business Leaders: Braden Posey

Cut Through the BS: How to Know If Your Radio Advertising Is REALLY Working

Meet and Greet Mid-Missouri Business Leaders: Steve's Pest Control

8 Ways to Screw Up Your Event Marketing Sponsorship (and How to Prevent Them)

8 Reasons Your Facebook Business Page Can't Replace a Website

5 Myths About Working in Radio Advertising Sales

Meet and Greet Mid-Missouri Business Leaders: Thumper Entertainment

Why Events Should Be Part of Every Marketing Strategy

Word-of-Mouth vs. Radio: Do You Know the Difference?

4 Easy Steps to Develop a Data-Driven ROI Tracking System for Your Small Business

What Makes an On-Air Radio Giveaway Successful

Patience Is a Virtue: Why One Month On-Air Could Be a Waste of Your Money

Tips for Tracking Your Different, But Simultaneous, Marketing Campaigns

The Power of Mentors: Why We Believe in Professional Development at Zimmer and You Should Too!

7 Top Tips from Established Mid-Missouri Businesses

Are You Effectively Marketing Your Law Firm? 10 Questions You Need to Answer

Why You Shouldn't Copy Your Competitor's Creative

5 Ways to Determine if Your Marketing Needs a Stronger Call to Action

Are You Being Paid Enough? Why You Don't Have to Sacrifice Salary and Benefits for Company Culture

How Your Healthcare Clinic Can Attract New Patients With Radio

25 Stats Every Business Leader Needs to Read

10 Radio Advertising Tips for the Automotive Industry

Why Work/Life Balance ISN'T Merely a Trend

5 Consumer Behaviors and Trends Every Car Dealer Needs to Know About

An Ode to the Ear

Video Is the Biggest Trend for 2016: Here's Where You Can Start Now

Will Anyone Actually Remember My Phone Number in My Ad?

How Attorneys Can Increase Impact by Pairing Other Media with Radio

Why Make Your Business Website Easy to Use and 5 Ways to Do It

Why Digital Promotions Work for the Healthcare Industry

How Your Home Improvement Company Can Tap Into Spring Cleaning

5 Easy Ways to Manage Your Email Database

Is Your Auto Dealership Really WOWing Customers?

When You Should be Taking Risks with Your Marketing Creative

Your Marketing Plan's Secret Weapon: Consistency

10 Ways to Improve Your Small Business Website

3 Ways to Tell If Your Ads Are Actually Part of a Marketing Campaign

Do You Know Your Business' Differentiating Factor?

How to Create a Marketing Bridge for Your Auto Business That Matters

Goldfish and Elevator Speeches: Why They Matter and How to Create One

The BEST Radio Advertising Times Each Month for Your Auto Dealership

How to Choose the Right Charities for Your Business to Support

How Your Marketing Can Help Convert Service Customers into Car Buyers

Responsive Websites 101: Everything You Need to Know

Community Leader Feature: Zimmer Radio & Marketing Group

Position Yourself as a Community Leader (and Grow Your Business!)

Community Leader Feature: Jefferson Bank

5 Ways Cause Marketing and Community Involvement Boosts Your Branding

8 Team Building Exercises to Boost Employee Morale

How the Right Offer Will Turn Your Advertising from Blah to Bam!

Community Leader Feature: ServiceMaster of Columbia

Brand Awareness, Sports Marketing, and How They Impact Your Business

Find Creative Financing for Your Advertising with ShopMidMo.com

6 Steps to a Smooth Business Rebrand: From Website to Logo to Marketing

Free Webinar: The Top 3 Ways You Might Be Screwing Up Your Advertising

Understanding Coupon Shoppers: Are They Really Your Ideal Customers?

7 Things We Can Learn About Marketing from the St. Louis Cardinals

How to Calculate What a Lead Is Worth and How It Impacts ROI

Beat Your Competitors in 6 Easy Steps Just by Understanding Them

Boosting Your Social Media Presence with Radio Campaigns and Vise Versa

5 Things Every Columbia Business Should Know About Local Marketing

The Marketing Truth: Facts and Myths About Brand Awareness

New eBook: Action or Awareness, Which is Right for You?

7 Must-Know Tips for Your First Radio Marketing Campaign

B2B Marketing Trends Impacting Your Mid-Missouri Business in 2016

Are You Practicing These 3 Modern Advertising Best Practices?

Sports Marketing: How Brand Association Can Impact Your Business

Myths and Facts About Radio and Younger Demographics

5 Tips for Avoiding Sale and Promotion Burnout

Why Hiring for Attitude (Over Skill) Can Often Make All the Difference

Learn How to Captivate with Our Newest eBook: 10 Ways to Make Sure Your Radio Ad Creative Doesn't Fall Flat!

How Using Radio for B2B Networking Is More Effective than You Think

Is Your Front Desk Ruining Your Business? 5 Remedies to Help Today!

8 Ways Working with Experts Can Impact Your Marketing ROI

Mid-Missouri Consumers: An Overview for Business Owners and Marketers

12 of 12 Causes of Advertising Failure: Response vs. Results

You're Not a Low Cost Provider, Why Should Your Marketing Be?

Why Being Charitable Is Good for Business and How to Do It Authentically

Do You Know How Long Your Buying Funnel Is?

11 of 12 Causes of Advertising Failure: Great Production, Poor Copy

10 of 12 Causes of Advertising Failure: Event Driven Marketing

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