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Leveraging Media Relations to Increase Brand Awareness

There are many ways for businesses to promote themselves and create brand awareness. While digital efforts (social media, websites, email marketing, etc.) have value, public relations, specifically publicity, can still go a long way to boosting brand awareness among your target audiences. So, you want to get the media to

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Tuning in to the Changes in Video Marketing

Video isn’t just popular among audiences, it’s essential to virtually every business’s marketing strategy and has been for a few years. The question is: has video content and how audiences consume it stayed the same? The answer is no. In fact, the global pandemic, COVID-19 only amplified how much time

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The Importance of Social Responsibility

Social responsibility has significantly increased in the past few years. Audiences are now paying closer attention to the companies they support and looking for ways they have made a positive impact in their community. In the past, people were not actively holding companies responsible for not sharing their core values

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Promoting an Unmatched Brunch at Angelina's

ISSUE Pushing the Envelope, Inc. (PTE) serves as the agency of record for Angelina's Ristorante (Angelina's). Through operational assessments and market research completed by restaurant management, Angelina's determined they could increase revenue and market share by adding a Sunday brunch service. PTE was approached to help promote this additional service

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Gifting Waterfront Dining Increases by 72.35%

ISSUE Like many restaurants in Southwest Florida, The Dock enjoyed a strong year of sales in 2021, post the initial COVID-19 hospitality crash of 2020. They scaled back some marketing efforts earlier in the year due to the success. However, in September of 2021, looking toward the end of the

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How to Review and Adjust your Goals for Q4

If your 2021 is going exactly as planned, please send us upcoming lottery numbers because you clearly have a crystal ball. If you’re not psychic, you likely found yourself adjusting your 2021 plans at some point (or maybe a few times) this year. Many find themselves burdened by the uncertainty

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Five Benefits to Community Involvement

In our last blog, we went over three simple ways to get involved in the community without spreading yourself too thin. If you’re still skeptical about community involvement, or perhaps you think the return won’t be worth the effort, allow us to change your mind. Read on for several benefits

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Three Easy Ways to Get your Company Involved in the Community

Community involvement is a great way to gain awareness for your business and make local connections with businesses, organizations, and residents within the area. It can be tempting to involve yourself in every local organization and attend every local networking event in hopes of making valuable connections, but that’s likely

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Tips for Making the Most Out of the “Summer Slowdown”

For many businesses in Southwest Florida, summer is closely correlated with a seasonal slowdown in customer traffic. This reduction in business and revenue is due to the annual dip in total residents, many of whom only reside in the area from about October – May. We affectionately refer to these

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