by Kevin Banet | Feb 5, 2019 | Public relations
I remember my first day on the job as a novice newspaper reporter. I slid into the chair and thought, where do I find the news? Well, I’m a newspaper reporter. I’m supposed to find it. The paper I worked for was a small Chicago-area suburban paper that...
by Kevin Banet | Nov 6, 2018 | Public relations
What I learned from a bucking bronco When I was just starting out as a newspaper reporter, a man from the advertising department came into the editorial room and asked me if I’d write a story about a new mechanical bull that a local bar had installed. These...
by Kevin Banet | Nov 2, 2018 | Print marketing
This month between 10,000 and 100,000 people will search for the term “home care agency.” A similar number are searching for “home health agency,” and “home health aide,” according to Google. Why? It could be that these people are...
by Kevin Banet | Oct 25, 2018 | Direct mail marketing
Superhero copywriter calls when I had pizza on the table If you were a bit-part actor in Hollywood, wouldn’t you be impressed if Harrison Ford called you? That’s how I felt when I got a call this evening from Bob Bly, a leading copywriter and author of 95...
by Kevin Banet | Oct 15, 2018 | SEO
Are you searching for ways to compete with national franchises with your own private home care company? How can you compete with their large ad campaigns, or their sophisticated SEO programs? Many private home care companies, especially those starting up, struggle to...