by Evelyn Starr | Oct 11, 2019 | Marketing Insights, Marketing Strategy
I was cornhole oblivious until last week. If you are like I was – oblivious – cornhole is bean bag toss game that may date back as far as the 14th century in Germany and has been played for decades in the Midwest. Cornhole players take turns tossing a 16-ounce bean...
by Evelyn Starr | Sep 13, 2019 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Marketing Insights
My toothpaste is giving me a headache. Not a physical ache, but a frustration ache that comes from meaning to buy one variety and mistakenly buying another. My husband Dan has this headache too. Dan’s office is a block away from our closest Target store. I’ve been a...
by Evelyn Starr | Aug 9, 2019 | Brand Growth & Rebranding, Brands In Adolescence, Marketing Insights, Starter Set
I’ve had a love-hate relationship with my name during the course of my life. Or I should say hate-love relationship. The dislike came first.In elementary school, I was the only Evelyn. Not just in my class or in my grade. But in the whole school.No one that age wants...
by Evelyn Starr | Mar 8, 2019 | Marketing Insights, Marketing Tools & Tactics
Would it bother you to lose a customer who had a 32-year-history with you? It would devastate me. Long-term client relationships are gold and not just from a monetary perspective. My long-term clients are people I enjoy working with and have gotten to know well. Our...
by Evelyn Starr | Sep 12, 2018 | Brand Strategy, Marketing Insights, Marketing Tools & Tactics
I have called SiriusXM twice in the past seven months to cancel my subscription and yet I am still subscribed. Here’s why. When I bought my Subaru Forester in April 2017 I got a free three-month subscription to SiriusXM radio. After three months SiriusXM offered me...
by Evelyn Starr | Jun 7, 2018 | Email Marketing, Marketing Insights, Marketing Tools & Tactics
Last month I received a large white envelope from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. It was not a letter from my doctor. Nor test results. Enclosed were a fundraising letter, a postage-paid reply card and envelope, and a sheet of return address labels for me. My...
by Evelyn Starr | Apr 12, 2018 | Brand Strategy, Marketing Insights
Last Saturday while I was getting my hair cut, my stylist and I chatted about our plans for the weekend. After sharing mine, I asked about hers. “Well…,” she said, “I have to be at a social media training session for the salon tomorrow from 10-2. They’re going to show...
by Evelyn Starr | Dec 8, 2017 | Marketing Insights, Marketing Tools & Tactics
My family took many car trips during my childhood. Shorter ones to visit grandparents, aunts and uncles in New York City and New Jersey; longer ones for vacations in upstate New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, D.C. and even Florida. My sister, brother and I shared the...
by Evelyn Starr | Nov 9, 2017 | Marketing Insights, Marketing Tools & Tactics
I exercise almost every day. Please don’t hate me. People often wonder how I pull that off. Here’s how I make it work: My repertoire is simple. My go-to exercise routine includes elliptical trainer rides, power walks and hot yoga classes. Occasionally I spice things...
