A Male Marketer Challenges She-conomy. Who’s Right? You Decide.

I just love a good debate. Don’t you? Last week I received an email from a former male client in response to one of my recent blog posts – Men and Women Solve Problems Differently. Therefore, They Shop and Buy Differently. He and I worked together for quite a few years and during that time [...]

Male Marketers, Don’t Forget to Target the Single Woman

I was honored to be interviewed by Ashley Milne-Tyte for a story on American Public Radio’s™ Market Place® radio show. The focus was on the lack of attention and respect that advertisers show single women. Guys, simply knowing that women are your market is not enough. You must understand WHO she is to connect with [...]

Guys, Women Are Not Inspired by Bathroom Humor

Yes… that “is” a shot of a rhinoceros peeing. But wait, there’s more! For everyone to watch, Mohawk® Flooring subjected a piece of their carpet to two weeks of being walked on, peed on and yes… crapped on by Ricko, a 2,800 lb. African rhinoceros. All in an effort to prove how stain resistant and [...]

Men & Women Solve Problems Differently. Therefore, They Shop & Buy Differently

Holly Buchanan, author of The Soccer Mom Myth, posted an interesting article on her website Marketing to Women Online. It was an article written by a man, Aaron Traister, about What Men Love About Women. As she read through the article she noticed a very interesting point. One that I too found entertaining. Here is [...]

Male Marketers: When Marketing to Women, Don’t Think Like a Man

We’ve talked about this before – when marketing to women, it is extremely important that male marketers realize that there are differences between men and women. Not only do they act differently, they think very differently. And according to Dr. Bob Deustch, a cognitive anthropologist, these differences are well represented by four words: “WOMEN CYCLE, [...]

Men: Don’t forget, men and women socialize differently, even online

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again…This time in the words of FaceBook COO Sheryl Sandberg, “The world’s gone social. And women are more social than men.” In a Forbes article, “What Men and Women are Doing on Facebook,” by Jenna Goudreau, she discusses the different reasons men and women use Facebook and [...]

Male Marketers: Remember, Women Can AND Do Change Their Minds

When times are tight, it only makes sense that we do things like taxes or home improvement ourselves, doesn’t it? Or, does it? A couple of years ago, many women may have agreed with you but times are changing and so is your average lady’s desire to pick up a paintbrush. According to a Vertis [...]

Men: Want to Engage Moms? Go Online

T.V. is a part of most Americans life, especially for moms. Their children watch television, and consequently so do they.  In a blog on MediaPost, writer Petra Arbutina, asks a very good question: “Are these moms really engaged in the programming when they’re watching television with their families?” I would think that the answer is…no. [...]

How Do You Reach a ‘Multi-Minding’ Woman?

As I sit here writing this blog, a million and one thoughts are running through my mind that have nothing do with the task I am actually performing. “What’s for dinner tonight?” “I wonder how the proposal is coming?” “The sun has finally come out!” “Did I reschedule that appointment?” “Wow, my feet hurt.”… And [...]

Male Marketers, Both the Use and Purchasing Impact of Social Networking Among Women Nearly Doubled in 2009

Guys, if you are still not convinced that even more women are spending even more time on social networks, and you are even more baffled as to how that translates to your bottom line, then this one’s for you. SheSpeaks’ 2009 Social Media Study revealed dramatic increases in the number of women participating in social [...]