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Let Me Get This Straight, We Think It’s Okay if the Banking Industry Keeps Ripping Us Off, but We Want to Protect Fat People from the Food and Beverage Industry?

Seriously America, what's worse, fat cats or fat kids?  And by "fat cats" I mean gluttonous bankers. I am all about healthy lifestyles.  Eating and drinking properly and exercising routinely are smart moves in terms of maintaining good health and extending your life.

Let Me Get This Straight, We Think It’s Okay if the Banking Industry Keeps Ripping Us Off, but We Want to Protect Fat People from the Food and Beverage Industry?2025-11-18T16:44:32+00:00

Obesity PSAs Pick on Fat People

We all know there is a huge obesity issue in America. Many are trying to address the issue, including the First Lady Michelle Obama. But what is the right approach to get people motivated to change their behaviors? Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota thinks they have the answer… motivate the parents to change their behaviors.

Obesity PSAs Pick on Fat People2025-11-18T16:44:30+00:00

Myspace: Back in the Game?

If you are like me, you haven’t looked at your Myspace profile in almost a decade. Just last week we were joking about reinstating Myspace as a social media giant through an underground movement. Myspace must have heard us joking because…they are “bringing sexy back” with the help of “Mr.

Myspace: Back in the Game?2025-11-18T16:44:28+00:00

The Priceless Difference Between Entertaining Ads and Effective Ads

There's this game we play at my house called: "What company was that ad promoting?" Try it sometime.  It goes like this: "Hey, remember that Super Bowl ad about the vampire who drove his car to a late-night outdoor party and forgot to shut off his LED headlights, causing all the vampires to disintegrate?  Yeah, that was awesome.  What product was that advertising anyway?" [Spoiler alert: Audi] Or "How about that commercial most considered the best TV spot of the Super Bowl, with the dogs racing on a track and Mr.

The Priceless Difference Between Entertaining Ads and Effective Ads2025-11-18T16:44:34+00:00

Happy Belated Talk Like a Pirate Day

Did you know yesterday (September 19) was International Talk Like a Pirate Day? If not, you are not a lone. There are literally hundreds of wacky “holidays” that have been created for marketing purposes from national miniature golf day to nation chocolate milkshake day, national elephant appreciation day and national blueberry popsicle day.

Happy Belated Talk Like a Pirate Day2025-11-18T16:44:33+00:00

Marketing Hope in the Presidential Election is Still a Good Idea.

Once upon a time in America, well, just four years ago actually, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle made an appeal to the people: "For a change, do not vote out of fear, but rather out of hope." It was a nice idea at a good time.  People wanted to hope there was a better way.  We wanted to forget about 9/11 and the terrorists.  We wanted to turn the economy back around.  We wanted to hope.

Marketing Hope in the Presidential Election is Still a Good Idea.2025-11-18T16:44:37+00:00

AMC Goes Social with DISH Network Dispute

Disagreements between networks and cable provides are commonplace. However, thanks to social media, the current dispute between AMC and DISH Network has now gone social. DISH Network customers have been without AMC for two months. Rather than just sitting in the boardroom negotiating a contract, AMC put their marketing gears in motion.

AMC Goes Social with DISH Network Dispute2025-11-18T16:44:36+00:00

Forget Social Media: Sprint Uses Handwritten Thank You Notes to Connect with Customers

Are handwritten “thank you” notes a good marketing strategy? Sprint thinks so. In the competitive telecommunications industry, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T are doing whatever they can to set themselves apart. Just think about the advertising battle Verizon and AT&T had a few years ago over signal strength.

Forget Social Media: Sprint Uses Handwritten Thank You Notes to Connect with Customers2025-11-18T16:44:38+00:00

When It Comes to Logos, Suddenly It’s Hip to be Square.

Next to Super Bowl television ads, very little gets the industry more excited than the announcement of a new corporate logo. Pop Quiz:  What do logos and opinions have in common?  Answer:  Everybody's got one! Personally I think way too much time, effort and money is put into creating logos.  They are, after all, just a brand mark designed to represent the entirety of the organization.

When It Comes to Logos, Suddenly It’s Hip to be Square.2025-11-18T16:44:41+00:00
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