by Evelyn Starr | Jan 14, 2022 | Email Marketing, Marketing Insights
Ten years ago, I pressed send on my first Varsity Marketing Newsletter. Unbeknownst to you, my wonderful readers, the launch was over a year in the making. Starting a newsletter was part of my marketing plan in 2010, but by September I still hadn’t begun. That changed...
by Evelyn Starr | Dec 10, 2021 | Brand Experience, Brand Storytelling
On a bright mid-October Monday, my friend Liz and I had a strange experience when we had lunch outside at a restaurant. Sunlight warmed the patio where two parallel rows of tables were spaced about 15 feet apart. Liz sat across from me, with her back to the other row...
by Evelyn Starr | Nov 12, 2021 | Marketing Insights, Marketing Tools & Tactics
This post is an updated and enhanced version of one published November 14, 2014. Have you heard a December holiday song yet? It always amazes me how early the holiday music starts. I am among the 81 percent of Americans who don’t want to hear it in stores before...
by Evelyn Starr | Oct 8, 2021 | Brand Experience, Brand Strategy, Marketing Insights
My internet browsers open to the front page of The New York Times. For years, the first thing I would see when I went online looked like this: My go-to browser was Google Chrome. It seemed to function best with the apps I use. On August 30, 2021, I saw my tech-world...
by Evelyn Starr | Sep 23, 2021 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy
Every summer I go berry picking at least once. This year my husband and I picked blueberries on an August Saturday at Tougas Farm in Northborough, Massachusetts. During the two hours we were in the field, I reveled in the berry-picking crowd. Entire families picked...
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by Evelyn Starr | Jul 24, 2021 | Marketing Insights
For 21 years I’ve been marketing my services. My book pushed me into the realm of product marketing. By self-publishing my book Teenage Wastebrand: How Your Brand Can Stop Struggling and Start Scaling, I got to create, produce, and market a product. People ask me how...
by Evelyn Starr | Jun 14, 2021 | Brand Storytelling
I love to write. I’ve been writing since I was 15 years old. My brother Ken led me to discover this passion. (Thank you, Ken!!) Ken is nearly six years younger than I am. When he was nine years old, he gave me a small journal for Hanukkah. It was about five by...
by Evelyn Starr | May 14, 2021 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Purpose & Values, Brands In Adolescence
After spending the winter of 2021 producing my book and the early spring getting it into the world, I needed a fun break. Don’t we all? Instead, I decided tackle one of the biggest brand dilemmas of the year. Who should host the quiz show Jeopardy!? If you haven’t...
by Evelyn Starr | Apr 16, 2021 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brand Strategy, Brands In Adolescence
Photo credit: https://www.alliekelleyphoto.com This post is adapted from an excerpt of my book Teenage Wastebrand: How Your Brand Can Stop Struggling and Start Scaling To celebrate my 50th birthday, I threw myself a party. Oh, don’t look so surprised. Yes, I am that...
