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Naughty Prince Harry and Marketing Improvising

It’s quite rare to see advertising agencies improvising on certain unexpected events. Most marketing practices take a lot of time to prepare. However, if the event is a real eyeball catcher and the improvising is quick and elegant, positive results … 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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Athletes used in Marketing campaigns

Football is the most popular sport in America by far and companies across this country are starting to use people’s interest in football to their benefit in their brand campaigns. For example, State Farm is a car insurance company that … Continue reading

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Ice cream war between Unilever and Nestle

I bought three flavors of Magnum ice-cream bar last week as soon as I found there was a promotional discount for Magnum in Ralphs near my home. Positioned itself as premium ice-cream bar, Magnum is as delicious as Haagen-Daz, and in … Continue reading

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Apple does it again – It’s almost here.

A week before the launch of iPhone5, Apple sends out invites for their September 12 event. Nothing is said about what will happen specifically, but rumor has it that Apple will reveal their new phone on that very special day. … Continue reading

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#Fail

My grandparents got their first television in the 1960’s, a beast of a thing, more wood than screen, and used mostly as a doily covered counter on which framed family pictures sat. They used it so infrequently that they didn’t … Continue reading

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Official Non-Sponsor of…that event

Official Olympic sponsorships are coveted by companies for the brand exposure and the prestige of being able to say, “Official Sponsor of the 2012 London Olympic Games.” The International Olympic Committee has very strict marketing standards to protect official sponsors, … Continue reading

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Does your company need a hacking strategy?

http://imperialentrepreneurs.com/hackathon/ Hacking as a means of creating and testing new ideas is the new wave of the future. Many companies (i.e. Facebook, Google, Blackberry, and Foursquare- just to name a few) have been in the practice of hosting organized hackathons … Continue reading

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Negative Buzz….. oh my!

Have you ever seen a social media blunder from one of your favorite companies or bad reviews on their Facebook page and it changed the way you thought of them?  In March 2010, a Nestle employee who was annoyed by … Continue reading

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Mommy marketing: I have the power! And the stuff!

So, I’m going to have a baby at some point in the near future… the very near future. Our official due date is September 13, a mere six weeks away!  This has big news for all of our friends and … Continue reading

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