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Rock on with the Right Advertising

Posted April 12, 2012, by Jennifer Hodges

So you just bought tickets to your favorite band in concert. When you get to the show you are located on the left side of the stage. The band comes out and plays mostly to the crowd in the front row … what about the people to the left and right side of the stage?red-hot-chili-peppers-799498

Sometimes advertisers can be like our favorite performer in concert, always talking to their current customers and advertising to the same audience using the same medium.

When businesses advertise using the same media they have always used they are continuously talking to the same audience. Without informing new people about your business, how will it grow? Frequency in an advertising campaign is essential. When the reach is increased, you have the opportunity to introduce your products to new customers.

At Motion Marketing & Media (M3) we like to take an integrated approach, utilizing many different types of media to increase a client’s reach. Some of our favorites include: TV, radio, print, outdoor, internet and social media. Our job is to ensure our clients are talking to more than just the people in the front row.

As a full-service advertising agency, M3 has resources to compile extensive market research, demographic research and media research, just to name a few. We offer our clients detailed reach and frequency reports that are expected for every campaign. M3 wants to make sure our clients reach their target audience successfully.

Don’t you think it’s time you and the band turn around and see the fans on the other side of the stage? They want to hear you too!

So, the next time you are thinking of placing advertising, talk to the professionals at Motion Marketing & Media and make sure your advertising reach and frequency goals are truly met.

40 is the new 20?

Posted January 12, 2012, by Jennifer Hodges

“40 is the new 20” or so they say … who are “they” anyway? InternetTurns401

As I hit the “new 20,” my life at 40 seems very different than it did in 1992 — the year I turned 20.  As I look back, not only has the world of technology and society changed drastically, but so has my personal life (thank heavens) and my business life.

At 40, I am married, have a wonderful 9-year-old daughter, I’m a home owner, I have a job I love, and I go to sleep around 10 p.m. most nights.

When I was 20 I was single, in college, interning at a television stations to gain as much media experience possible, I went to sleep every night — way past midnight — and the World Wide Web was foreign to me.

So, what hasn’t changed in those 20 years? Clients.

Clients’ needs and wants are the same as they were 20 years ago. Just as I was learning to do at the age of 20, now at the age of 40 I work daily to meet my client’s needs, which include growth in their organization, success and recognition. Luckily, for me, when working with my clients, I remain 20 at heart. My goal is, and has always been, to offer fresh, new exciting ideas.

At whatever age you are, look back at the changes that have taken place in your life, but also remember life’s lessons that have remained the same. I challenge you to take each day to learn something new that you can offer someone in years to come.

So “40 is the new 20”… I beg to differ.  I am thrilled to be 40. I celebrate out loud!  I am in a wonderful place in my personal life and thanks to those years I can now offer 20 years of experience and expertise to my clients.