Archive for January, 2009

The future of advertising?

The last 50 years has been about mass marketing. But consumers have changed. Many don’t trust advertising anymore. They’ve been lied to and faked out. Many ads have become wallpaper – seen but not remembered. Consumers have become savvy. Media can no longer be the cracks between the content. Enter digital marketing. Digital is the [...]

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New technology affecting media channels

New technology is dramatically affecting media channels and how marketers interact with customers. Think back for a moment to 1997. The English Patient won an Oscar for best picture, Princess Diana was killed in a car crash, and eBay and Amazon were new and unknown. Microsoft owned the desktop, and Mac was on its way [...]

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Trading down – opportunity in a recession

I’m willing to bet you’ve participated in “trading down” already. You may just not have been consciously aware of it.  The term I’ve coined as trading down happens during recessionary times when people make cost saving choices in some categories outside their normal purchasing behaviour. If you normally shop at a specialty shoe store, you [...]

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