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#ShareACoke returns

Coca Cola’s “Share a Coke” campaign last year – in which coke bottles and cans had the phrase “share a coke with” and a person’s name printed below it – was such a major success that Coke is running it … Continue reading

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Celebrity + Popular Brand = Success?

Celebrities and popular brands go together like peanut butter and jelly.  Well, sort of.  How about this modified statement: celebrities and popular brands go together like peanut butter and jelly after the research showing why they should go together in … Continue reading

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This means WAR! Mass Media vs. Social Media

Television, radio and print have been the voice of all communication for years, but has social media become the new outlet to obtain information? With approximately 83% of companies obtaining some force of a social media account, it is safe … Continue reading

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Situational Analysis: Branding drones

While watching TV recently I was surprised to see that an Audi commercial (The drones. YouTube.) featured a driver using the car’s backup camera to escape from drones. I was surprised for two reasons. First, I am secretly scared of … Continue reading

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Millennials: Redefining the Purchasing Habits of Parents

As if Millennials haven’t already kept marketers wheels spinning with their unique purchasing behavior and attitude, this youthful group is now reshaping the marketing strategies of a product category historically targeting past more traditional generations. Baby products. Millennials, defined as … Continue reading

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Persuasion in Advertising – 6 Ways to Hook Your Customer

When I was in undergrad at Purdue, my Com 318 Principles of Persuasion course went in depth with the numerous ways to persuade customers to buy your product in advertising. In the course we studied Robert B. Cialdini’s book Influence: … Continue reading

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Creepy is memorable: How the new Hamburglar stole the Internet

McDonalds is in the midst of refreshing its brand after years of lagging sales and scrutiny over its nutrition and marketing practices to children. Just in time, the company has resurrected the once impish cartoon, the Hamburglar. Not only is … Continue reading

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Knowledgeable consumers…what a concept!

Don’t laugh. I just started watching Mad Men this past week. Now that it’s over, I wanted to see what the fuss was about. I actually learned some things, namely that I really hope my grandfathers weren’t as misogynistic as … Continue reading

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Marketing Feminism

“Fury Road is sure to set the bar high for what can be done with a jolt of estrogen in the testosterone universe of blockbusters” (Howell, 2015) Mad Max: Fury Road Movie Trailer: https://youtu.be/hEJnMQG9ev8 Last weekend I saw the movie … Continue reading

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Creating synchronized moments by Michelle Gipson

When R&B singer Jill Scott released her first album “Who is Jill Scott”, there was no advertising budget. Instead, marketers were employed to create what is loosely termed as “word of mouth” to contact key influencers throughout the market to … Continue reading

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