Marketing Thought Leadership

May 2026

Urgent Security Alert: Fake Google Business Login Scam Targeting Businesses

By |2026-08-20T11:43:34-04:00May 13th, 2026|Categories: Agency News, Client News, Marketing News, Marketing Thought Leadership|

We want to make you aware of a very sophisticated phishing scam currently targeting businesses attempting to access their Google Business Profile accounts. While searching for “Google Business Profile” on Google today, we encountered a sponsored Google search result that appeared to be an official Google Business Profile link. The ad and subsequent [READ MORE...]

February 2026

2026 Super Bowl TV Advertising | Commercials Review

By |2026-08-20T11:42:01-04:00February 9th, 2026|Categories: Super Bowl TV Advertising, Marketing Thought Leadership, TV Advertising|

2026 Super Bowl TV Advertising Commercials Review Super Bowl LX put a spotlight on how differently brands approach TV advertising. Some prioritized entertainment while others emphasized clarity, realism and value to the viewer. While production value and celebrity appearances captured attention, effectiveness ultimately depended on whether the commercials delivered meaningful business [READ MORE...]

January 2026

2026 Outlook – Top Metrics

By |2026-08-20T12:31:57-04:00January 24th, 2026|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Business Leaders Outlook - Survey Results for Top Metrics in 2026 14.4% of respondents rate Customer Satisfaction Scores as Very Important in 2026, versus 4.5/5 in 2025. 11.8% of respondents rate Customer Lifetime Value as Very Important in 2026, versus 4.6/5 in 2025.

2026 Outlook – Marketing Tactics

By |2026-02-03T14:10:36-05:00January 23rd, 2026|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Business Leaders Outlook - Survey Results for Top Marketing Tactics in 2026 7.9/10 respondents rated Email Marketing to Customers as Very Important in 2026, versus 3.2/5 in 2025. 7.3/10 respondents rated Fresh Web Content as Very Important for 2026, versus 3.5/5 in 2025. 7.2/10 respondents rated Remarketing to Website Visitors as Very [READ MORE...]

2026 Outlook – Marketing Strategies

By |2026-02-03T13:44:33-05:00January 22nd, 2026|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Business Leaders Outlook - Survey Results for Top Marketing Strategies in 2026 8.8/10 respondents rated Generating Positive Reviews as Very Important for 2026. 8.2/10 respondents rated Increasing Awareness of Products and Services as Very Important in 2026, versus 4.0/5 in 2025. 8.4/10 respondents rated Delivering a Unique Customer Experience as Very Important [READ MORE...]

October 2025

December 2024

The Rhythm of Leadership: Comparing the Role of CMO to a Drummer.

By |2024-12-25T15:49:24-05:00December 20th, 2024|Categories: Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Every great band relies on its drummer to set the rhythm, establish the tempo, and keep every musician in sync. Similarly, every thriving company relies on its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) to drive brand strategy, align cross-functional teams, and ensure consistent communication with customers. At first glance, these two roles might seem worlds [READ MORE...]

November 2024

The Art & Science of Seduction in Effective Advertising

By |2024-12-25T15:49:59-05:00November 13th, 2024|Categories: Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Building an effective marketing communications plan requires a captivating, persuasive message that resonates with its audience, drawing them in with appeal, intrigue, and a promise of something valuable. At Quenzel Marketing Agency, our expertise in effective advertising goes beyond just getting attention—it's about keeping it, nurturing interest, and leading an audience to act. [READ MORE...]

September 2024

Oktoberfest: A Platform for Timeless Brands

By |2025-02-07T15:44:42-05:00September 23rd, 2024|Categories: Branding, Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

The opening of the 189th Oktoberfest on Saturday stirred memories of past times in Munich. One of the standout features of Oktoberfest is the participation of some of the oldest beer brands in the world… brands that have stood the test of time and continue to thrive centuries after their founding. These breweries represent [READ MORE...]

Support International Day of Charity

By |2024-12-25T15:51:37-05:00September 5th, 2024|Categories: 501c3 Fundraising, 501c3 Marketing, Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

The Importance of Community Contribution Supporting 501(c)(3) organizations goes beyond charitable giving; it’s about creating a legacy of goodwill, enhancing our brand reputation, and fostering a sense of purpose among our team members and clients. Here’s why businesses, including Quenzel Marketing Agency, should invest in [READ MORE...]

August 2024

How Memory Influences Buyer Decision-Making and Buyer Behavior

By |2024-12-25T15:52:03-05:00August 7th, 2024|Categories: Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

7 Agency Insights on Memory and How We Apply Those Insights to Create Effective Advertising. Memory, with all its quirks and flaws, profoundly impacts how we live, interact, and make decisions. In the context of advertising, understanding the mechanisms behind memory errors—defined by Daniel Schacter as the "seven sins of memory"—can provide powerful [READ MORE...]

July 2024

Six Undeniable Laws of Effective Marketing Communications

By |2024-12-25T15:52:28-05:00July 9th, 2024|Categories: Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Effective communication is the cornerstone of successful marketing across diverse media channels—from TV and radio to digital platforms like social media and email. At Quenzel Marketing Agency, we apply these fundamental laws to ensure our clients' messages not only reach but also resonate with their target audiences, driving engagement and achieving measurable results. [READ MORE...]

June 2024

Transform Your Business: Building a Fan-Base vs. a Customer-Base

By |2024-12-25T15:54:58-05:00June 13th, 2024|Categories: Customer Loyalty Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Stop Focusing on Acquiring Customers. Start Cultivating a Passionate Fan BaseIn the world of marketing, businesses often focus on acquiring customers—individuals who purchase products or services. While this approach can drive sales, it doesn't necessarily foster long-term loyalty or engagement. To truly thrive, businesses need to shift their focus from merely building a [READ MORE...]

May 2024

8 Ways to Supercharge Your Marketing Strategies with Neurobiology

By |2024-12-25T15:55:40-05:00May 8th, 2024|Categories: Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Understanding the science behind human decision-making can be the critical success factor in the ever-evolving marketing landscape. Recent insights from the field of neurobiology offer a fascinating glimpse into how marketers can significantly enhance response rates by tapping into the old brain – the primal, intuitive part of our neurology responsible for decision-making. [READ MORE...]

April 2024

Unleashing Creativity: 11 Ideas for Effective Marketing Campaigns

By |2024-12-25T15:56:04-05:00April 5th, 2024|Categories: Marketing Campaign Management, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

1. Human Behavior and the Intricacies of Consumer Preferences: In the marketing world, where data and logic often reign supreme, it's easy to fall into the thinking trap that everything can be solved rationally. However, as we delve deeper into human behavior and the intricacies of consumer preferences, it becomes clear that departing from [READ MORE...]

May 2023

Important Business Lessons You Can Learn From Golf.

By |2024-05-23T17:24:34-04:00May 2nd, 2023|Categories: About Quenzel Marketing Agency, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

3 Reasons Golf is Like Business, and The Most Important Business Lesson You Can Learn From Golf. Golf teaches you a lot about yourself. Unlike other sports, the most fascinating aspect of golf revolves not around competing with others but the competition against yourself. The chance to achieve your personal best. Golf [READ MORE...]

February 2022

Top 5 Marketing Tactics for 2022 – Marketing Outlook Survey.

By |2026-06-05T15:18:58-04:00February 16th, 2022|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

The most significant shift in Marketing Tactics focused on Fresh Website Content, eMail Marketing to Customers, and Pay-Per-Click Marketing. - 74.2% of respondents rated Fresh Website Content as a Very Important/Important Marketing Tactic for 2022, versus 63% in 2021.  Search Engine Optimization and eMail Marketing to Prospects remained Important Marketing Tactics with: - 72.3% rated Search Engine [READ MORE...]

2022 Top 4 Marketing Strategies – Marketing Outlook Survey.

By |2026-06-05T15:14:32-04:00February 15th, 2022|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Marketing Strategies rated as Very Important for 2022 saw the most significant changes. - 88% rate delivering a Unique Customer Experience as Very Important for 2022, versus just 77.9% in 2021. - 80% rate Generating Positive Customer Reviews as Very Important for 2022, down from 87.7% in 2021. - The core Marketing Strategies of [READ MORE...]

Top 5 Marketing Metrics for 2022 – Marketing Outlook Survey.

By |2026-06-05T15:16:47-04:00February 14th, 2022|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

65.5% rate Customer Intent to Recommend as Very Important in 2022, versus 63.5% in 2021. 62% of respondents rate Customer Satisfaction Scores as Very Important in 2022, versus 59.4 in 2021. Notably...  58.6% rate Customer Lifetime Value as Very Important in 2022 versus just 50% in 2021.  55.1% of respondents rate Customer Intent to Re-Purchase as Very Important in 2022 versus only 48.6% [READ MORE...]

2022 Top 5 Business Objectives – Marketing Outlook Survey Results

By |2026-06-05T15:21:06-04:00February 13th, 2022|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

- 62% report Increasing Repeat Customers as Very Important in 2022, versus 60.5% in 2021. - 55.2% report Growing Customer Lifetime Value as Very Important in 2022, the same level as in 2021. - 48.2% report Increasing Average Revenue Per Sale as Very Important in 2022, versus 43.4% in 2021. - 44.8% report Increasing Number of New Customers as [READ MORE...]

2022 Expected Marketing Spending – Marketing Outlook Survey.

By |2026-06-05T19:28:58-04:00February 12th, 2022|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

33% of respondents expect a Marketing Spending Increase in 2022, versus 43% in 2021. 60% of respondents expect to see their firm’s Marketing Spending Remains the Same in 2022, versus 43% in 2021. 7% of respondents expect to see their firm’s Marketing Spending Decrease in 2022, versus 14% in 2021.

2022 Expected Competitive Activity – Marketing Outlook Survey

By |2026-06-05T15:01:23-04:00February 11th, 2022|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

50% of respondents expect their Competitors to Launch New Marketing Campaigns in 2022, versus 57.6% in 2021. 43.3% of respondents expect their Competitors to Offer New Services in 2022, versus 44.8% in 2021. 40% of respondents expect their New Competitors to Enter their Market in 2022, versus just 33.3% in 2021. [READ MORE...]

March 2021

2021 Marketing Tactics Outlook

By |2026-06-05T14:54:24-04:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Business Objective Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are [READ MORE...]

2021 Marketing Strategies Outlook

By |2026-06-05T14:41:41-04:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Marketing Strategies Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are looking [READ MORE...]

2021 Marketing Metrics Outlook

By |2026-06-05T14:40:48-04:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Marketing Metrics Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are [READ MORE...]

2021 Business Objective Outlook

By |2026-06-05T12:45:08-04:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Business Objective Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are looking [READ MORE...]

2021 Marketing Investment Outlook

By |2026-06-05T14:39:55-04:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Marketing Investment Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are looking [READ MORE...]

February 2021

2021 Competitive Activities Outlook

By |2026-06-05T19:41:32-04:00February 15th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Competitive Activities Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are looking [READ MORE...]

2021 Business and Marketing Outlook – Hiring Plans

By |2026-06-05T14:34:06-04:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Business & Marketing Outlook - Hiring Plans Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers [READ MORE...]

2021 Revenue Growth Outlook

By |2026-06-05T14:55:24-04:00February 8th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Revenue Growth Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are looking [READ MORE...]

2021 Industry Sector Outlook

By |2026-06-05T14:39:15-04:00February 4th, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Industry Sector Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are looking [READ MORE...]

2021 Economic Outlook

By |2026-06-05T14:32:50-04:00February 2nd, 2021|Categories: Marketing Strategies, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2021 Economic Outlook Since the beginning of the year, the business and marketing environment for 2021 has undergone rapid change. With the Corona Virus vaccinations underway, the stock market reaching record highs, the new majority in Congress, and the Inauguration of President Biden; a lot of business owners, managers and marketers are looking [READ MORE...]

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August 2018

Rest in Peace, John.

By |2021-07-20T08:02:36-04:00August 31st, 2018|Categories: Marketing Thought Leadership|

It was an honor to know you. Your commitment to stand firmly by personal principles over the expediency of the current politics of a situation, your understanding that a difference of opinion was no cause for withdrawing from a friendship and your honest self-reflection, self-criticism and self-correction serve as a valuable reminder [READ MORE...]

If

By |2021-07-20T08:08:17-04:00August 15th, 2018|Categories: Marketing Thought Leadership|

If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too. If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in [READ MORE...]

June 2018

2019 Best of Business Awards

By |2026-06-05T12:36:40-04:00June 13th, 2018|Categories: Creative Marketing Agency, Marketing Thought Leadership|

2019 Best Advertising Agency & 2019 Best Website Design Firm Quenzel Marketing Agency Won Gulfshore Business Magazine's 2019 Best of Business Awards for  Best Advertising Agency & Best Website Design Firm for the second time, repeating the agency's  2017 Best of Business Awards. On winning the awards a second time for both Best [READ MORE...]

May 2018

About Colleen Quenzel

By |2025-09-11T16:39:56-04:00May 15th, 2018|Categories: About Quenzel Marketing Agency, Marketing Thought Leadership|

How Colleen’s Empathetic Leadership Shapes Quenzel Marketing Agency. Many privately-owned and operated businesses reflect the key characteristics of their founders. The way the founder processes information, makes decisions, organizes actions, and interacts with the outside world naturally flows into the culture of the firm. At Quenzel Marketing Agency, this is especially [READ MORE...]

April 2018

About Earl Quenzel

By |2026-01-23T14:43:58-05:00April 15th, 2018|Categories: About Earl Quenzel, About Quenzel Marketing Agency, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Earl Quenzel: Strategy, Creativity & Metrics in Motion Privately-owned and operated businesses often reflect the character of their founders and leaders. From how the firm processes information to how it makes decisions, organizes actions, and interacts with the outside world, leadership style becomes the DNA of the organization. At Quenzel Marketing Agency, [READ MORE...]

March 2018

The Birth of Digital Marketing

By |2024-07-03T16:07:32-04:00March 15th, 2018|Categories: Digital Marketing, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Digital Marketing got its start on January 11th 1838, when Samuel Morse and Alfred Vail demonstrated the first electric telegraph together. What's Your Name Look Like in Morse Code? Can You Decode This Message? For the answer to the message above, simply Click Here

August 2017

Best Advertising Agency & Website Design Firm

By |2024-07-03T16:09:23-04:00August 1st, 2017|Categories: Creative Marketing Agency, Marketing Thought Leadership|

Quenzel Marketing Agency Wins Best Advertising Agency & Best Web Design Firm. Quenzel Marketing Agency Wins Best Advertising Agency & Best Web Design Firm at Gulfshore Business Magazine's 2017 Best of Business Awards event. On winning the awards for both Best Advertising Agency and Best Website Design Firm, Colleen Quenzel the Founder [READ MORE...]

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