Grassroots Marketing

This past weekend we had an open house at one of my client’s offices. We promoted it to a very specific niche – Los Angeles based Chrysler owners – and pulled in nearly 100 cars. That’s enough to max out the parking lot and the building. My client couldn’t have been happier about the results.…

Is Facebook Runnin on Empty?

Since he just settled a lawsuit with the GOP I thought it appropriate to kick this post off with a little Jackson Browne. Hope he doesn’t sue me. Sorry about the long delay, I’ve been workin’ hard hustling media for a few new clients and I’ve neglected my little corner of the interwebs. So here’s…

Kahn Media in the News

From the latest issue of The Green Sheet, the weekly trade newsletter for the automotive aftermarket: RED LINE OIL RETAINS KAHN MEDIA FOR PUBLIC RELATIONS, OUTREACH Red Line Synthetic Oil Corp. (Benicia, CA), which manufacturers a line of motor oils, gear oils and additives, has engaged Kahn Media of Woodland Hills, CA, to provide Red…

State of Social Media

The research gurus at Nielsen released some interesting info last week about where Americans are spending their time, specifically regarding social media. Top Social Networking and Blog Sites (April 2009 U.S. Home and Work) You can get all the details in their press release, but this is the gist: April was the fourth month in…

Direct Email Mistakes to Avoid

Let’s face a reality here: direct email marketing works. If it didn’t I wouldn’t get 20 messages a day promoting everything from 600 horsepower crate engines to business card printing services. The key is to build a tight list of readers who want your information, create a list big enough that even if your open…

Post Recession: The Shift to Grass Roots Marketing

We’ve all known it for a while, but now a study by the Association of National Advertisers clarifies the point: as the country slowly claws its way out of recession, marketing budgets will be primarily focused on high-ROI efforts including Social Media, Public Relations, grass roots word-of-mouth campaigns and direct customer education, rather than traditional…

Welcome

Welcome HARO users. This is my tiny little annex where I bounce ideas about digital marketing and PR around. Hope you find a few things interesting before you surf back to eBay or TMZ. Let me know if you have any questions you’d like me to tackle and enjoy!