Study Reveals Technology Habits of American Moms

Great information just released from the Marketing to Moms Coalition! Moms use the Internet Three Hours a Day and Report Spending More Time Online than their Kids Move over, Junior, Mom needs to check her email. In a study released on the eve of the annual International Consumer Electronics Show, American mothers revealed some surprising…

The Motrin Mom Controversy

I feel like I need to comment on Motrin-gate as I continue to read the endless flow of articles, blog posts and videos regarding the now pulled Motrin ad campaign. As the author of every book but one on Mom Marketing and most recently, “Mom 3.0: Marketing With Moms by Leveraging Social Media and New Technology“, it seems…

State of the American Mom

The Marketing to Mom Coalition, of which I am a Founding Member, today released the results of the State of American Moms. It’s a wonderful report focused on everything from technology to shopping behaviors of mothers. The full report is available from the Marketing to Moms Coalition,www.marketingtomomcoalition.org. I am excited to share a few of…

Mommy Blogger Monologues

This week the Marketing to Moms Coalition and BSM Media, www.bsmmedia.comhosted the Mommy Blogger Monologues. It was the second of a national tour of events planned to educate, inform and create a dialogue between Mommy Bloggers and companies. When I created the Mommy Blogger Monologues it was the outcome of reading hundreds of mom blog posts…

The Precious Girls Club

If you’ve read my blog, heard me on Mom Talk Radio or read one of my articles on Desexualizing Six Year Olds, you know that I’ve been working on an exciting new project, the Precious Girls ClubTM. It’s a new virtual world website and chapter book series for young girls. Since it’s from Precious Moments®,…

More from the Campaign Trail….

Since I’m always interested in the attitudes and intentions of Moms, we recently polled Moms nationwide on a topic that is on everyone’s minds these days: campaign 2008. We know that Moms are planning to come out to the polls and we know the hot-button issues in the Presidential race. But, debate topics aside, what…

Relationships Are Key When Marketing to Mothers

What is your agency’s definition of “relationship”? For almost two decades, I’ve written and preached about the importance of relationships when it comes to marketing to mothers. Today more than ever, taking the time to establish meaningful relationships is imperative, particularly with mommy bloggers. The backlash that can occur when public relations and marketing agencies…