I appreciate Rupal Parekh’s effort to shine a light on the plight of aging workers in the Ad biz. Parekh focuses in on Dave Shea, 56, a copywriter/creative director in Princeton, New Jersey, and the difficulty he’s facing finding a full time agency job today. The aging of the ad business in the digital era… Continue reading Perception Is Reality, Until You Bend It Into Shape
Red Tettemer Is In The Game
This year’s batch of Super Bowl spots simply can not wait. Brands are intent on getting the most from their Super Bowl buy, thus they feel justified trotting out teasers on YouTube. Like so… “Our agents are the very heart of our business, so it was important for us to create an ad that celebrates… Continue reading Red Tettemer Is In The Game
Brands Are Not Inherently Social, And It Shows In Their Conversational Marketing
The Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth recently conducted a new study on the usage of social media in fast-growing corporations. Fifty percent of the 2010 Inc. 500 had a corporate blog, up from 45% in 2009 and 39% in 2008. In this new 2011 study, the use of blogging dropped… Continue reading Brands Are Not Inherently Social, And It Shows In Their Conversational Marketing