AB&C recently conducted a survey of consumers in the five-county Philadelphia region, Southern New Jersey and Northern Delaware. The survey covered topics including upcoming local travel plans and preferences, anticipated day and overnight trips, key catalysts for deciding to visit new places, as well as preferred media for learning about destinations and attractions. Below is a preview of the survey that was shared at the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Tourism Turning Point: Growing the Philadelphia Region’s Travel Market” seminar. (Note: A detailed analysis of survey results will follow in the weeks ahead).

View a preview of the report (PDF, 1MB)

Everyone over the age of 16 could be interested in a car. Actually, people under the age of 16 may be even more fascinated by cars, but that’s another story.Read full post...

Stand-out creative helps generate thousands of new memberships in January, blowing campaign goal “out of the water.”

WILMINGTON, DE (March 6, 2023) — Aloysius Butler & Clark (AB&C), one of the largest independent full-service marketing communications agencies in the region, recently teamed up with Adventure Aquarium to help thousands of area families and individuals reap the benefits of membership at the Camden, NJ educational and entertainment attraction. AB&C put its award-winning creative talents to use to focus attention on, and create urgency for, a limited-time membership sale. At the end of the 25-day campaign, the marketing strategies and execution exceeded the Adventure Aquarium’s goal by more than 66%. All told, the campaign also exceeded the Aquarium’s anticipated revenue by more than 85%.

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Everyone who has been to a big event — or even to a movie theater — knows that the cost of refreshments bears no relation to the actual cost of the ingredients themselves. A hot dog or a tub of popcorn that you can make in your own kitchen for maybe 50 cents costs $5. And who knows what the syrup in that soda costs, but you’re paying $5 for that too.Read full post...

If you’ve taken as many flights as we have, you know when your plane is about to take off. You can hear the engines straining. You can feel the enormous thrust it takes to accelerate. Yet, if you look out the window, you still haven’t left the ground.Read full post...

A lot of people are confused by brands. They get it confused with a brand mark.

Actually, brands are like friends. In fact, we often refer to them AS people, almost. Brands have personalities, for example.Read full post...

Food insecurity is a global problem, and it’s even more apparent during the holiday season. Millions of people around the globe do not have access to fresh fruit or vegetables. So this year, we are making donations to several food banks in your name. Read full post...

WILMINGTON, Del. (Sept. 21, 2022) — Aloysius Butler & Clark (AB&C), one of the largest independent full-service marketing communications agencies in the region, today announced that CEO Tom McGivney will be retiring on Sept. 30, 2022. In addition, AB&C is implementing several leadership changes to ensure a seamless transition after McGivney’s departure, as well as to support the projected short- and long-term growth of the agency.

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Over 6,000 square feet of office space demonstrates agency’s commitment to the city and meeting staff needs for working in the “new normal.”Read full post...

Agencies immediately demonstrate the creative power of their collaboration by leveraging the Cameo platform to spread the news.

WILMINGTON, Del. (April 20, 2022) — Aloysius Butler & Clark (AB&C), a full-service marketing communications agency, today announced the acquisition of Mangos, an agency based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, best known for its strategic planning, branding and advertising. The acquisition will make AB&C one of the largest full-service independent marketing communications agencies in the Region. AB&C and Mangos, two of the longest-standing independent agencies in the Delaware Valley, are excited to unite under a single mission to apply elevated strategic and creative thinking to deliver on a commitment to produce exceptional results that exceed client expectations.Read full post...

Research provides insights on attitudes and preferences for future travel.

More than three-quarters (78%) of travelers from Greater Philadelphia are very or somewhat likely to travel in 2022, with 69% stating they are likely to visit a regional destination within 250 miles of their home. This data comes from a travel survey of 200 consumers living within 80 miles of Philadelphia. AB&C conducted the survey in January 2022, using Pollfish, a national quantitative online survey platform.Read full post...

A couple months ago, I went to Phoenix on a business trip. While there, I went to several restaurants. At many of them, it seemed as if the pandemic didn’t exist. People were welcome without masks, often without the familiar request to wear a mask until you get to your table. Yet, in one restaurant we visited, guests were turned away if they couldn’t produce a vaccination card—even in a private area of the restaurant, as well as in outdoor seating.Read full post...

WILMINGTON, Del., March 26, 2020—Aloysius Butler & Clark (AB&C), one of the region’s largest full-service marketing communications agencies, emerged as an 11-time winner at the 38^th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards. The Healthcare Advertising Awards is the oldest, largest and most widely respected healthcare advertising awards competition.Read full post...

Maybe you’ve heard of Skin So Soft? Avon thought it was a skin moisturizer (and it is), but the public bought it for another reason. It turned out to be a bang-up insect repellant as well. So good, in fact, that today Avon makes a second product: Skin So Soft Bug Guard.

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Think of a food court on the ground floor of a commercial building. At lunchtime, all the people who work in the offices upstairs are going to want to have lunch somewhere. And if you’re one of the businesses in the food court, you probably spend your nights dreaming of ways to outdo your neighbors to win those customers.Read full post...