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Why would somebody put a guarantee on a box?

Buy Back Guarantees are an interesting debate is:Is a guarantee a sign of brand confidence or brand insecurity? [...]

The Anti-Exposure

We have all witnessed the anti-exposure:a commercial that is so annoying it not only wore out its brand welcome,but has also became a detriment to the brand —degrading the brand with each successive viewing. [...]

The Madness of Marketing in March

March Madness is about passion,and where there is passion there are marketers —all trying to capitalize on the heightened awareness,the passion,the fans. Through watching many games and reading coverage online,I have seen the many commercials,the banner ads (I must be nearing frequency levels in the triple digits with some ads). As I analyzed which teams will make it to the Final Four,I also wondered which marketers are winning the advertising bracket. As I reviewed the many ads,I grouped the ads (television and online) into three different groups:basic exposure,contextual integration,and brand passion. [...]

A simple map versus 2,000 postcards.

A lot has been written about the recent Verizon and AT&T map ads. The Battle of the Maps began with commercials for Verizon’s 3G coverage. Basically,the commercial displays Verizon coverage maps has exponentially more 3G coverage across the nation than AT$T. AT&T recently sued Verizon (and lost). Then AT&T countered with Luke Wilson throwing postcards around an over-sized national map. Let’s face it these advertising giants are not messing around. Per Ad Age,Verizon spends $3.7 to $3.1 million for AT&T (compare this to the soda giant,Coca-Cola which only spends $752 million) Mega-budgets aside there is a beauty —a simplicity with the maps. [...]