There are many avenues that companies and marketers utilize to maximize their reach. For large corporations all the way down to small, local businesses, sports have proven to be a great marketing tool. During sporting events like the Super Bowl, World Series or March Madness, you see big corporations spending their advertising dollars on commercial spots, trying to capitalize on the number of eyeballs that are watching. On the flip side, small businesses sponsor local sports, Read More

For better or worse, Twitter is still a thing. I’ve been a user since early 2008. Since then, it’s where I’ve learned about breaking news (Michael Jackson’s demise),  local matters (traffic issues and weather alerts) and, of course, my favorite topic, advertising.
A few recommendations on worthwhile advertising Twitter accounts to follow: Read More

Whether you’ve just entered the advertising game or you’re hoping/planning on it, here are a few pieces of advice I personally think you should know before you commit your entire career.
You need to be resilient.
Man, oh man, is this industry a rollercoaster of amazing, kick-ass highs and gut-punching, hand-me-the-bottle lows. Read More

This Snickers campaign does grab attention, but let’s not push it. The first several iterations brought a universally known point to the fore: people get crabby when they’re hungry. We all know it and the TV spots did their job. They highlighted the fact in a most amusing way – by portraying the hungry person as a celebrity known for their crankiness, until they take a bite of their Snickers bar. Now they’re extending the campaign. Read More

Fellow marketers. I write to you today with a request.
On a regular basis, I see and hear minor grammatical mistakes in advertisements everywhere. And while the general population may not notice them, they drive us grammar freaks crazy. So, in an effort to keep my people sane, and to make us all look smarter, here are three things that you can keep in mind when you’re writing your next ad. Read More

There’s a (probably) apocryphal story about Henry Ford, that he told his advertising manager he was tired of seeing a particular Ford ad, and it was time to create a new one.
But the ad hadn’t actually appeared in the media yet. He was just tired of seeing it in interminable internal meetings, so he assumed everyone else would be bored with it, too. Read More