Scott's Marketing Insights

About Scott McKelvey

Scott helps business owners enhance their brand, build relationships and increase revenue by developing marketing messages that focus on the needs of their clients. Scott writes content for all things marketing, from websites and blogs to web videos and brochures. As Creative Director for New Jersey’s largest radio stations and TargetSpot, the nation’s largest internet radio advertising network, Scott has helped local, regional and national brands maximize ROI by combining powerful messaging with strategic geographic and demographic targeting.

Scott's philosophy is simple: Show your target audience how your product can solve a real problem or fill a real need in their lives and you'll build a base of loyal customers. Visit Scott's site for more about his writing philosophy and experience.

5 Questions with Chad Small, Headmaster of The Rumson Country Day School: Innovative Education & Lifetime Friendships

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Helping children excel inside and outside of the classroom has been a tradition at The Rumson Country Day School since 1926. For the last 23 years, Chad Small has been the school’s headmaster, integrating innovative educational methods to better prepare kids for high school, college and beyond. In an industry where budgets are always tight, Chad has found that his best marketing tool is word-of-mouth. He has spent more than two decades building a reputation of excellence and engendering trust in his community. Coupled with social media outreach to parents and students, Chad’s experiences teach us that building personal relationships is powerful marketing.

Beyond Logos And Slogans: What Your Brand Is Really All About

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It’s not uncommon for a fellow business owner to look at my logo and say, “That’s a great brand!” What they were really saying was, “I like your logo!” You really can’t create a brand in Photoshop, even if you add a slogan. Both can be valuable parts of your overall image, but your brand is something entirely different. Find out what your brand is (and isn’t) and what it can mean to your business if you develop it correctly.

5 Questions With Claude Blanc, President & Business Coach, CHB Associates: How To Thrive In A Difficult Economy

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At one time, he led international corporations. Now, he’s a local business owner who coaches other local business owners. Claude Blanc offers a unique insight into what it takes to overcome challenges and thrive, even in a difficult economy.

10 Mistakes To Avoid On Your Facebook Landing Page

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A Facebook landing page can increase the chances that someone will like your company’s fan page by 50%. When you combine sound strategy with valuable content and the right aesthetic, you’ll have a powerful marketing tool. When you don’t, you run the risk of creating a bad first impression – and you know what they say about first impressions.

What We Can Learn About Marketing From Ralphie’s Aunt Clara

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Holiday gift giving and marketing actually have a lot in common. They both fill needs, solve problems, make life easier, and hopefully, make people happy. To make either work, you have to know a little bit about who you’re reaching and think about what makes them happy.

An Introduction To Content Marketing

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Bill Gates wrote the original “Content Is King” article in 1996. Love him or hate him, he was correct. He said people “must be rewarded with deep and extremely up-to-date information that they can explore at will” and “those who succeed will propel the Internet forward as a marketplace of ideas, experiences and products – a marketplace of content.”

Why The Boy Scout Who Sold Me Caramel Corn Is A Marketing Prodigy

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Last year, a Boy Scout named Donovan, who couldn’t have been more than 11 or 12, knocked on our door and said he was selling popcorn and other treats to raise money for the Boy Scouts and our troops. I expected to see a tattered catalogue, but my jaw dropped when he pulled out his iPad and started to go through his presentation.

10 Worst Marketing Clichés

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It doesn’t matter if someone is reading, viewing or listening to your marketing, or having a conversation with you or one of your employees. One of the best ways to lose a potential customer’s interest is by using clichés. I’ve compiled a list of the 10 Worst Marketing Clichés that I still see and hear every day.

The Anatomy Of A Call-To-Action

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Whenever I discuss marketing and copywriting in particular, I always say it’s a science, but it’s not rocket science. That includes your call-to-action. The anatomy of a call-to-action isn’t very complicated and it doesn’t take an MRI to diagnose the problem, but a poorly conceived and executed call-to-action can throw a serious monkey wrench into your marketing.

6 Reasons Why Copywriting Is Not A DIY Project

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Many business owners make the mistake of thinking of their marketing copy as a DIY project because they know more than anyone else about their business and they can type. There are dozens of reasons why this is a bad idea, but I’ll focus on six reasons why business owners should avoid donning the big red cape.