017: All you need is love |
Love and footballs are in the air. The Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day are both just shy of three weeks away. And corporate marketers are having a heyday trying to convince us all to get ready to spend some cash.
But the cool thing about this season is that marketers are getting to tap into something very real: love.
The Super Bowl is about experiencing the ups and downs of a game with your people, and Valentine’s Day isn’t really about chocolate, or flowers, or teddy bears; it’s about love.
As a purposeful marketer, you’re dealing with the real thing – and not just in the month of February! But why not take advantage of this amazing opportunity to connect people to love while love is already in the air?
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