6 Months of Seasonal Marketing Ideas (Part 2)

Seasonal marketing. Winter scene of snow and trees gleaming in sunlight.

Yup, you smelled correctly. That is definitely pumpkin spice in the air.   How can your business take advantage of the seasons to prop up your campaigns? There is an almost limitless number of upcoming special days to make your Fall and Winter seasonal marketing campaigns timely. We at Wingman have collected 15 end-of-year…

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Spring Cleaning Your Digital Presence (in Summer)

Spring Cleaning - landscape photo of green fields and mountains

Spring 2020 has come and gone. ‘Nuff Said. If you didn’t get around to your spring cleaning last season, no one will hold it against you. However, it is a good idea to review your online presence a couple times a year. In with the new and out with the old. Your website is your…

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Copy vs. Content: Fish Wrap vs. Fish Food

Copy vs content - A fish and a newspaper

“Content is King.” “Content Marketing.” “Paid Content.” “Content Management System.”  The term “content” is everywhere these days.   For writers, designers, web developers and video producers, content (and the creation of it) has become a driving source of new business.   It seems every marketing and advertising pundit, advisor and agency (including Wingman) is selling…

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Are You Ready For Takeoff?

Since March, most of our clients and prospects have had their marketing grounded. Thankfully, after almost two months of uncertainty, Alberta will be entering Stage 1 of its plans to loosen restrictions for many businesses. Are you ready for takeoff? Per the relaunch strategy starting next Thursday (May 14th), restaurants can re-open at half…

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10 Communication Strategies in a Time of Crisis

Communication strategies - Woman at a desk at dusk

Wingman has compiled a list of crisis communication strategies to assist your team in today’s current situation. However, this is also the way you should be marketing and running your business even in the best of times. 1. Focus on thankfulness.  You can lament the situation at hand or to…

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Six Months of Seasonal Marketing Ideas

seasonal marketing

Updated for 2021 on March 1, 2021 In February alone, you survived Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day and Family Day (and of course the crew at Wingman Direct Marketing also celebrated Aviation Day on February 23rd. Here’s us last year at the Hangar Flight Museum). This will be followed quickly by…

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12 Reason to Use Radio in Your Marketing Mix

Radio in your marketing mix - person selecting a radio station in a car

Are we really suggesting to include radio in your marketing mix? According to Bright Local’s 2019 Local Consumer Review Survey, people search locally 90% of the time. This has led to more and more focus on Local SEO for successful locally-focused websites. The purpose of SEO is to become visible…

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2020 Is About YOU. Not Business.

Today is #BellLetsTalkDay. So let’s talk about it—mental health and the stigma surrounding it, particularly in the workplace. In the fast-paced, forward-thinking nature of today’s working society, it’s easy to forget to take a step back and check up on how YOU are doing. We spend more hours of our…

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Omni-Channel Marketing Must Be Done Right

Omnichannel marketing

What is Omni-Channel Marketing? The tools in a marketers’ arsenal has grown over the past couple of years. What used to be simply TV, radio, or print now includes a digital side. Social Media, forums and web advertisements are just a few tools in the marketer’s digital arsenal. That isn’t…

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Marketing Trends 2020

New Decade, New Trends. Each year brings a new, novel method of presenting content to users, and 2020 is no exception. This year brings some exciting new toys for marketers to use that pushes our creative and analytical juices to new levels and we wanted to share our insights with…

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Daycare Marketing Strategies

Daycare marketing strategies

Work with a Wingman to attract more parents to your childcare business.    Caring for children keeps you busy. After all the playtime, learning, snack time, story time and running around after little ones all day it’s difficult to feel motivated to develop a solutions-driven marketing strategy.   Yet, you know that a promotional plan is critical to…

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Canadian Plumber Marketing Solutions

Canadian Plumber Marketing Solutions

Work with a Wingman to grow your small business.    You’ve finally done it. You started your own plumbing business and already, word-of-mouth referrals from your community have caused the calls to start coming in.   However, in today’s economy the support of your friends and neighbours is not enough and you are looking to grow your plumbing business. You…

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Digital Marketing for Accountants

digital marketing for accountants

Work with a Wingman to create an effective marketing strategy for your bookkeeping business.  Accounting is one of the most integral services for managing both personal and small business finances. Indeed, chartered accountants have a unique set of skills that can make or break an entrepreneur’s new venture.   However, while there is no…

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Marketing Ideas for Your Window Replacement Business

window replacement Two men holding a framed glass window ready to install.

Work with a Wingman to grow your window replacement service through an effective marketing strategy.     Whether you have just started a window replacement business or are looking to expand, the key to getting your name out to new clients is through a targeted marketing strategy.   We’ve heard it from many of our…

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