Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Humanity, Humility, Statistics & Brands. Thoughts About “How Brands Grow” by Byron Sharp For all the grand ad agency theorizing about brands, it’s ironic that the most human sense of brands that I’ve… 0 March 25, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email More Research Shows DVR’s (e.g. TiVO) Increase Advertising Impact! Unless you’ve been isolated on a 15 year space mission, you know that the ad business has spend 15 years… 0 March 2, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Despite Claims, Web Communication Is No More Respectful Than Traditional Advertising Massive misperceptions lead industries into poor choices. But industry politics make people hesitant to call out those mis-perceptions – sometimes… 0 February 21, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Reading the Fossil Record: Why Mobile Retail Tracking Can’t Replace Focus Group Research There was a post on Retail Wire this morning that pondered whether retailers will need traditional research once mobile tracking… 0 February 17, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Squirrel! Advertising Agencies Chase Utopian Theories There’s nobody easier to sell to than other salesmen. Unless, of course, you’re promising a consumer revolution to advertising agencies.… 0 February 14, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Do Superbowl Ratings Identify Flaws in Online TV Theory? TV drives mass communication - the web doesn't. The web's inherent strength is fragmented communication. 0 February 7, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email DRTV Finds What Nielsen Misses: An Audience That Will Take Action Nielsen ratings are often attacked for a variety of problems with their statistical reliability and I certainly don’t disagree with… 0 January 28, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email The Yell & Sell Approach to DRTV Decreases Retail Impact. There’s no myth I hate more than the idea that DRTV’s primary role for companies is driving direct sales. Yes,… 0 January 20, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Is Coupon Clipping Social Media’s Primary Value to Advertisers? Ad agencies seem unable to resist the idea that there’s a “killer media” out there to fulfill their every dream.… 0 January 18, 2011
Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Traditional TV Viewing Was Surprisingly Healthy in 2010 This morning’s New York Times reports on the the 2010 Nielsen wrap up. And the summary? “TV Viewing Continues to… 0 January 3, 2011