Tag Archives: Integrated Marketing

Jab Baby Jab!

It has occurred to me that everywhere I go I literally run into or barely miss running into someone who is looking down at their phone and not paying attention to where they are going. I try my hardest to … Continue reading

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Stop Trying To Be The Same, Be Different

I can remember when I was young how most of the so called “cool kids” where the ones that had the “It” brands. At that time Nike, Quicksilver, Stussy, Tommy Hilfiger Airwalks and Timberlands were all considered “in” by different … Continue reading

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Hey, Alexa: Is it time for Voice Marketing?

It was not long ago many of us sport fanatics (or snacks fanatics, let’s be real) got together in the name of Super Bowl LII. As 103.4 millions of people gathered to watch the classic underdog story play out, defeating … Continue reading

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Leave ’em Laughing

Most of us have heard the phrase “Laughter is the best medicine,” and there’s some truth behind the saying … even if a good orthopedic surgeon does come in handy every so often. But humor can also be used to … 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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What never fails to liven up the party? Cards Against Humanity.

Have you heard of Cards Against Humanity? It’s much like Apples to Apples, but where the object of the game is to come up with the funniest most horrible phrase possible by filling in the blank or answering a random question. … Continue reading

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Lego: Back to the Bricks

I can remember going to my friend Fred’s house as a child and spending countless hours organizing, assembling, reorganizing and re-assembling our Legos.  We would take breaks and watch TV, play on Fred’s Nintendo, or occasionally dip into the G.I. … Continue reading

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Arcade Fire: Yet another casualty of faulty guerrilla marketing

Ah, the elusive success of the guerrilla marketing campaign… That tricky little green fairy chased by nouveau-marketing firms and cutting edge ad agencies. As Jay Conrad Levison, coiner of the actual phrase defines it, the art of “achieving conventional goals, … Continue reading

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Now I Want Pringles

Branded entertainment. Situational advertising. Product placement. – They are integrated marketing attempts to embed advertising within content.  Just over a decade ago the media was reporting on its rise and unlimited options (“The times they are a-changin’,” 2004), and now … Continue reading

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