Author Archives: Mei-Lan

The Age of the App: The Good, The Bad, and The Accountability

Imagine this: You’re on a road trip with friends, everyone is talking, laughing and having a good time. You’re documenting your adventures through social media and checking in to every known location imaginable for discounts and points to their favorite … Continue reading

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Victoria’s Secret: A Lesson on Consumer Power

Victoria’s Secret recently came under fire for its “Perfect Body” campaign. The series of online and print ads featured several thin supermodels posing in lingerie with the ad copy “The Perfect Body” across the images. The campaign has been criticized … Continue reading

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Meet Domino’s New Voice: Dom

Tired of having to text in your pizza order through Domino’s app? There’s a new solution for that. Following in Apple’s footsteps with Siri, Domino’s recently presented “Dom”, the new computer-generated male voice that can take food orders through Domino’s … Continue reading

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An Ad for Facebook or Chairs?

Today, Facebook officially has 1 billion users.  They also have their first official advertisement. (Click to watch the Facebook Ad). For an example of the general response to this new video, just check out the article in “The Week”: “Facebook’s … Continue reading

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SALE for YOU! NO SALE for YOU! Confused?

More than a year ago, Johanna Blakley explained in a TED speech (watch it here) that the knowledge marketers and advertisers could gain from online networks would render traditional demographic data not only useless but offensive—glorified stereotyping. Demographics, she argues, … Continue reading

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