The High Cost of Cheap Marketing
Because hope is not a marketing strategy. Sometimes–especially when money gets tight–management and business owners will take for granted that a marketing strategy isn’t necessary, or that it’s too expensive. They recategorize it as a…
Align Sales and Marketing With These Strategies
Are Your Sales and Marketing Teams At War? Sales and marketing are often treated as separate disciplines—divided by workflows, KPIs, and even office walls. Not good, we think. When these two functions operate in sync,…
The Real ICP: How 7 Founders Redefined Their Ideal Customer—and Why It Changed Everything
How To Define Your Ideal Customer Profile and Why It Matters In theory, the Ideal Customer Profile (ICP) is a tidy exercise: define your target audience, build messaging around them, and watch qualified leads pour…
When Should a Startup Prioritize Marketing Efforts?
Unfortunately, a brilliant idea alone isn’t enough. Success hinges on effectively connecting that idea with its intended audience. (We here at Mandel call it “marketing.”) But it’s not always clear when a startup or early-stage…
Marketing and Advertising in 2025
Where Is Marketing and Advertising Going in 2025? Nobody can predict the future. But we can take an educated guess. Here at Mandel Marketing we’ve been in this game for decades, and we’ve watched the…
Contextual Advertising: A Guide
Contextual Advertising Is Coming Back As we move towards a privacy-centric online environment, “traditional” digital methods of targeting audiences are becoming less effective. (We say “traditional” in quotes because it’s all still relatively recent.) Enter…
How To Write A Creative Brief
Wait, WTF is a creative brief? A creative brief is a document that you give your ad agency (or graphic designer, or nephew/intern, or whoever) that tells them what you want. A well-crafted creative brief…
Go-to-Market Strategy for Startups: A Comprehensive Guide
Use This Guide To Craft an Unstoppable Go-To-Market Strategy For Your Startup In the world of startups, where innovation thrives and the stakes are high, a well-crafted go-to-market (GTM) strategy is the compass that guides…
5 Marketing Myths To Watch Out For
Marketing Myths Abound, Don’t Fall For Them! You’ve likely come across some of these misconceptions about marketing, often touted as “conventional wisdom” or as things that “everyone knows.” Don’t be misled! Rather than relying on…
Is Influencer Marketing Effective?
Influencer Marketing: Exploring The Hype Here at Mandel Marketing, we provide a lot of digital marketing services: from SEO and content to email and paid search. But there’s still a lot more out there. Some…