Monthly Archives: November 2014

How did Kony 2012 go viral?

When I was reading Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook, I was trying to think of one online marketing campaign that is most memorable to me in recent years, and that’s when Kony 2012 came to my mind. Launched in March 2012, this campaign and online … Continue reading

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Making the Most of A Moment

Brendan Jordan. The name may not immediately ring a bell but if you are active on any form of social media then you should keep reading. A little over a month ago, a new shopping center opened near Las Vegas, … Continue reading

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Neil Young Wants To Take You For A Ride in His Car

In Hawaiian, the word “Pono” means “righteous, the one, the whole.” It’s also the name of Neil Young’s new music player that has quite a few people talking. While the merits of the player, which has a hefty price tag … Continue reading

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How Belgium conquered the world.

From the age of seven, I spent about ten years in Belgium, culminating in grad school in Leuven—home of Stella Artois—and a stint working in Brussels, the capital city. Belgium is a small country about the size of Maryland, with … Continue reading

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Get your hustle on!…Kind of?

Amid a 7-1 season and leading his NFL football division, Bruce Arians the Arizona Cardinals head football coach, believes in the old adage, “work smarter, not harder.” Arians had a long road to a head coaching job in the NFL, … Continue reading

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The Hidden Hook

I like to think I don’t consume a lot of media or expose myself to a ton of advertising. My favorite ads are the freeway billboards for VALUES.com. Seriously, I don’t know why we can’t have more of these types … Continue reading

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Do you hear that? Listen closely because it’s Gen Z’s turn to talk!

I’m getting tired of talking about millennials. I’m not dismissing their importance but as focused as we are on the present, we have to look to the future. While there are things we can’t predict, there’s one thing we know … Continue reading

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The Seduction of Storytelling

I’m in  with a Penguin… It all started very innocently. I was simply flipping through my Twitter feed and suddenly my heart stopped. (It was actually my thumb, but heart sounds more romantic.) One look at those beady, little eyes … Continue reading

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How many times have targeted ads aimed right at you?

Thanks to big data and social media, the marketing and advertising world is becoming more efficient. These technologies help us filter all those unnecessary exposure to irrelevant content, and thus optimize advertisers’ media budget. (And of course, invade our privacy.) … Continue reading

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Coca-Cola Friendly Twist—Open a Coke, Open a New Friendship

It is always hard to start a conversation with a stranger, especially in an era that everyone looks at their mobile devices. Coca-Cola launched a campaign called “Coca-Cola Friendly Twist” in May, 2014 and it achieved great success. College freshmen … Continue reading

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