5 Times the Next Big Thing Failed to Kill the Last Big Thing

When I was growing up in the Ad business in the 90’s, you always heard the stories of the prognosticators who were talking about the demise of medium or business model. While this article pays tribute to this concept I don’t take the story at its full face value. Today we do see that the […]

6 PowerPoint Add-Ins for More Engaging Presentations

This article say more about what is wrong with Microsoft than what is cool about these add-ins. Why in the world would it take a third party to enhance a 20 year old product that needs some cool new tools? Shame on Microsoft… with new entrants like Prezi you would think they might wake up […]

How Kraft Used Psychology to Make Its Mac and Cheese Go Viral

So how do you turn societal trend into a marketing opportunity? Get rid of all the bad stuff in your product and don’t tell anyone they have been eating crap for the past 35 years! Kraft under pressure from the market, finally took out the food coloring and other preservatives in their Mac and Cheese […]

4 Digital Marketing Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore

Where does editorial begin and advertising end… not sure that can be answered today. These 4 trends clarify that digital strategy today encompass the need to be both at the same time. Content develop has become the mainstay of marketing on almost every front. That is why the need for products like Marketo continue to […]

Where Have All the Creatives Gone?

From Ad boot camp to tech camp? That is what we’re seeing with the talent in our business. Hey why not, we get exposed to thousands of businesses and business models. Learn from each experience and have so much to offer as the world of technology continues to permeate our lives. Heck, I’m even putting […]

Half of China's Ad Spending Will Go Toward the Internet This Year, GroupM Says

China leads the world in a few things… digital ad spending is on top of that list. While the communists continue to control the content, it seems that the public can’t stop accessing it. This is very interesting, especially after a new law went into effect that prohibits, NON CHINESE companies from posting information on […]

Why Google AMP Is So Much Faster in Three Dramatic Charts

Speed and user experience continue to be affected by the layers of technology placed over our core programs to feed, measure and adjust ad placements and content in real-time. This is a great example of how to speed plays out in multiple technologies.