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Top 5 inventions coming soon

I am preparing for a Digital Marketing Summit in November. In reviewing the agency material, I came across an interesting YouTube video, Top 5 Future Technology Inventions: 2019 – 2050, that is relevant for today’s organizations tomorrow. This video showcases … Continue reading

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The NFL’s “A Crucial Catch” Campaign: Genuine Charity or Underhanded Marketing?

In recent years, the National Football League (NFL) has observed each October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For viewers tuning into NFL games in October, they have likely seen pink football equipment such as caps, gloves and wristbands worn … Continue reading

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A Game Company Would Say, “It’s All About Brand Experience”

I have a friend who regularly plays a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (a.k.a CS: GO), a classic shooter-video game with a giant international gamer society. During our recent outing, she brought up the topic of how unethical CS: GO was for … Continue reading

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Captivating on Mobile: Considerations for Brands

As consumers spend an ever increasing amount of time on mobile, so it is becoming all the more important for brands to optimize their campaigns on the medium. In this pursuit, there are several considerations for brands seeking to captivate consumers … Continue reading

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Craft beer: Is this market “saturated”?

It’s Fall, so naturally, I think about football…and beer. I load myself up in my Uggs and flannel shirt and head on down to my local grocery store to stock up before the big tailgate party. But wait! Where did … Continue reading

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Whose Trendy?

Hello Trojans, I have learned many lessons critical to marketing success while in the MCM program. The research I have done in this program has proven organizations who either create or are closely connected to the latest trends tend to … Continue reading

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“Are you one dimensional?”

“Integrated marketing communication is a holistic approach to the areas of advertising, public relations, branding, promotions, event and experiential marketing, and related fields of strategic communication”(Persuit, McDowell Marinchak, Ebrary, 2016, p 1). As an undergrad in PR we learned to … Continue reading

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Where have the brand logos gone?

       Millennials are disrupting the way consumer shop. Retailing 101 shows that brand logos are an effective way to integrate marketing communication while advertising the brand. Retailers such as Ralph Lauren and Abercrombie and Fitch have built an … Continue reading

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Emotions: They Made Me Do It….

Being that I am turning 30 at the stroke of midnight, the following statistic struck a cord: “By age 30 you have seen close to two million commercials” (ISPO News, n.d.). Can you remember the last commercial you have seen? … Continue reading

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Bloggers are Shaking Up the Beauty Industry

(http://www.makeupandbeautyblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/interns.jpg) Beauty lovers, this one’s for you! Remember the excitement you used to feel when the newest issue of your go-to fashion publication would hit the stands or your mailbox and you’d flip straight to the beauty section to see … Continue reading

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