Jul 24, 2019
022 – The Cyclical Nature of Marketing
SYNOPSIS
Part II of Marketing RV with Ranalli and Volpe with special guest Larry Cetlin of Cetlin Design Group, focuses on the cyclical nature of marketing. By trade, Larry is an artist. In a matter of minutes, Larry can translate your concepts into a freehand sketch. Given the digital landscape, he has adapted his raw talent to various new media over the years.
Larry’s perspective is invaluable because he has seen it all over the years. In fact, he said that direct mail is making a comeback simply because it is once again novel to receive advertisements via USPS. He affirms the often-arrived-at conclusion that relationship building is of utmost importance. To the surprise and delight of Gene Volpe, Larry prefers building relationships over food.
WARNING: Do not listen to this episode on an empty stomach unless you are looking for restaurant recommendations. This episode begins and ends with a lot of food talk.
In addition to getting to know prospects and clients, another benefit to building relationships over lunch is the likelihood that a favorable decision will be made on a full belly, according to Larry.
Tapping into his unrivaled experience, Gene asked Larry to share his top three pieces of marketing advice. When analyzing a new client’s marketing, Larry always takes into consideration the following:
Despite the ability to develop or purchase marketing collateral on the cheap, unique brand identity is imperative to standing out in this age of communication overload. That means, you have to be creative with your brand, which means you must hire a professional. Most product developers and service providers are good at what they do, and they’d be well served to hire a professional to handle their marketing.
“If you think it’s expensive to hire a professional, wait until you hire an amateur.”
The Bonus Track
Okay, it’s not really a track, but toward the end of the show, Gene explained why uploading to YouTube alone is not enough. This is why Gene is the Digital Architect. One of the services at which GVI Media excels is placing video on multiple sites to optimize organic views and publicity. You can do this yourself, but without the right tools, it will eat up precious time that could be better spent generating revenue. Hire the pros to do this for you.
Bringing the episode full circle, Gene recommended that Larry revive his food blog, Lunch with Larry, and go full Dave Portnoy with it.
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HIGHLIGHTS
01:44 The info on the back of Larry’s card
02:24 Eat around the DelVal with Larry
05:56 The Lunch with Larry blog
06:53 Gene’s hesitant question
10:09 Get to know Google ad words and retargeting
15:28 Clarification about who is breathing
15:54 Direct mail comeback
18:00 Responsive websites
23:30 The importance of having an online presence
25:45 Larry’s top three pieces of free client advice
27:18 Biggest challenge in the graphic world today
29:02 Why uploading to YouTube alone is not enough
31:20 Gene recommends that Larry go Dave Portnoy with his food blog