For more than three decades, DeLaune & Associates has played a vital role for clients of all sizes in communicating the customer benefits of complex products and services to savvy, discriminating business customers. We specialize in digital marketing assets for industry-leading technology firms, utilizing a team-based approach to putting every client’s business offerings into focus … Read more
Every once in a while, I hear someone put the em-PHA-sis on the wrong syl-LA-ble, and it distracts me to the point where I miss the meaning. The lesson? Messages need to be clear and delivered correctly. (With bonus points for brevity!) Your name in lights Similar disconnects happen when an organization’s digital marketing messages … Read more
It’s an exciting time to be a technology writer—and to be working with clients who are at the forefront of the technology they’re offering. Having the opportunity to help our clients tell their stories in meaningful ways is a privilege—and a challenge. That’s because marketing-focused technology content has shifted in recent years. It wasn’t always … Read more
It’s that time of year: Kickoff meetings for 2018 are in full swing, including discussions of how to improve marketing for the year ahead. In today’s digital world, many companies have communications challenges resulting in lackluster product announcements, prospects and clients who don’t understand key product features, and sales teams that feel they don’t have … Read more
Continuing our discussion on developing and executing a successful blog strategy, we mentioned that having defined personas is important to both your target audience and your blog writers. A persona is a description of your ideal target prospects and customer(s) for your offerings. In the old days, the idea would be to focus only on … Read more
An important strategy in achieving social media marketing success is providing valuable and relevant content. Here at DeLaune & Associates, we specialize in assisting clients in building a foundation of valued content that is on message, on brand and of interest to our clients’ target audiences and personas. The Wild West age of digital marketing … Read more
Lessons learned pre-internet era still apply By Brian Silverman In the ‘90s, I had the pleasure of helping create the IBM Internet Briefing Center. I was part of a group of subject matter experts who were hired to become the hosts and presenters for IBM solution presentations at the beginning of the Internet era. Because … Read more
