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Heat in the Driver’s Seat -Ford Apologizes for Tasteless Ads

Ford made headlines recently, but not in the most positive light.  The car manufacturer received some bad press and criticism for a series of ads that were seen as offensive and violent against women.  The ad campaign was created by J. … Continue reading

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MONOPOLY COLLECTS PARTNERS LIKE PROPERTIES

Hold your horse! One of the best-loved games Hasbro’s Monopoly axed a playing piece and I’m just finding out about this now?  Even worse, I found out about it on Facebook – through a Zappos ad?!  This game and I … Continue reading

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Marketing Overload: A Blessing in Disguise?

Have we actually come to the stage in marketing where we’re simply deluged with too many choices, whereby our ability to effectively and adeptly choose which product best fits our needs or preferences is being severely hampered?  Some market analysts … Continue reading

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Digital Media Integration in a Post Print World

So in my last post (That seems like an eternity ago, right?) I discussed how the print media is not dead, how perhaps no other medium is better suited to cross the digital divide then a newspaper, with its ability … Continue reading

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Law Enforcement Agencies Around the World Connect via Twitter – #poltwt!!!

Who would have imagined law enforcement agencies located around the world connecting through social media? Well, that’s what happened this past Friday as 200 law enforcement agencies in 10 countries around the world began tweeting (Ivie, 2013) as part of … Continue reading

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Advertising Reminds You to Keep “Workin’ on My Fitness”

Fergie coined the term “workin’ on my fitness” and that’s exactly what fitness advertising encourages you to do.  A huge question that comes into play though is their methodology. Which is better – advertising your gym or fitness program using … Continue reading

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New Pepsi Packaging: Fizzy or Flat?

What makes a soda brand appealing? Is it only the taste? Logo familiarity? Is design ever a reason you come back for more? PepsiCo is trying to revitalize their brand after losing market share to Coca-Cola recently (USA Today, 2013). … Continue reading

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Are You Brave Enough to “Lean In?”

My lifelong best friend, Sonya, delivered a surprise to my mailbox last week: A copy of Sheryl Sandberg’s topical book, Lean In. In it was a note encouraging me to continue to lean in to my career by working hard at this … Continue reading

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See me. Feel me.

There will soon be a new shape to a Pepsi bottle. This news was announced last week.  It’s been 17 years since the 20-ounce bottle has been updated. It is a piece of a wider effort to bolster the sagging … Continue reading

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Dove For “Men”

Since the week where we learned about Dove’s campaign for Real Beauty I’ve found myself paying more attention to ads that define consumers. And it amazes me that so many of our traditional definitions of how to act and be … Continue reading

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