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Cutting the Cord is Back and the Future is Bright – My Buyer Journey

[http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/files/2013/08/rabbitears.jpg] I first cut the cord on cable TV several years ago. More than a way to save money, it was a practical step, being a busy consultant flying over 100k miles a year. There was no point of subscribing … Continue reading

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More Than Words: How Fonts Influence the Mood of a Message

Fonts are like childhood friends, familiar, steady, endearing and predictable. When we see a font, we know what it’s going to say to us. Times New Roman is the serious and responsible friend, Arial is simply the good friend with … Continue reading

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Truffle Pig: Why brands need to dig deep to get their messages out

Late last month, global advertising firm WPP announced a partnership with Snapchat and The Daily Mail to create a new type of advertising agency. The venture, called Truffle Pig, would deliver “story driven marketing” for brands. Leveraging Snapchat’s social network, … Continue reading

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Cause Marketing Spotlight: “Creative For A Cause” Campaign by Fiverr

Fiverr, the world’s larget marketplace for creative and professional services, has teamed up with Ad Age, Creativity, Internet Week, and Code/Interactive (C/I) to host “Creative For A Cause,” an ad design contest to raise awareness about the need for diversity … Continue reading

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How many times have targeted ads aimed right at you?

Thanks to big data and social media, the marketing and advertising world is becoming more efficient. These technologies help us filter all those unnecessary exposure to irrelevant content, and thus optimize advertisers’ media budget. (And of course, invade our privacy.) … Continue reading

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Calling All OfficeMax Elves

The holidays are just around the corner and a well-developed holiday marketing campaign can live forever.  In 2006 OfficeMax developed a campaign called Elf Yourself, which got almost 200 visits every second after its launch.  This success of the campaign … Continue reading

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Subliminal Sophistication and Sexiness

As I set sights on the cigarettes placed strategically next to the cash register, I stole a glance sideways. Guilt created anxiety but aspirations to an artistic identity provided resolve. The overt tobacco advertising still allowed on billboards at the … Continue reading

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Made to stick in a good way

New York Times bestseller, Heath brothers’ Made to Stick, inspires me in many ways as and beyond a marketer. Its SUCCESs model, referring to create a simple unexpected concrete credentialed emotional story, is also extremely helpful for creatives to generate … Continue reading

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Without split ends, I too can overcome adversity

Pantene Philippines has recently launched the “Whip It” campaign, elaborating on the parent companies long running “Shine Strong” campaign. Since I’ve been in grad school I haven’t had much time to spend on social media. Recently during my break I … Continue reading

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