The great thing about the past is that we can learn valuable lessons with 20/20 vision, especially if those past events are still fresh in our minds. So I want to share a great article written for MarketingProfs last year, Stronger Brands Recover From Recession Faster. A ton of marketers say they understand marketing and […]
Most agencies feel that B2B sector creative has to be boring and academic. But why? I have been looking around at the majority of B2B marketing and I feel that it’s time to raise the bar. It’s typically strictly informational and not very sexy at all. I think it’s time to make B2B sexy too. […]
Three years ago I purchased a book called “Watch This, Listen Up, Click Here”, with the intent to read it on a flight to Toronto. After a couple weeks of sitting on my coffee table, it got added to a growing “read this” pile. It wasn’t until last week that I finally got around to […]
A few days ago I saw an old TV commercial for Tim Hortons steeped tea. While the commercial was somewhat amusing, what struck me was that the team that made the spot nailed a very important element, which made it relevant and effective: INSIGHT.
I was watching the Olympics the other day and I got a kick out of some fans waving “More Cowbell” signs during an event. The rest of the crowd accommodated enthusiastically by making more noise (with their cowbells, of course). As each Olympic day comes to an end, it seems like the cowbells are getting […]
