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Last week, as I stood on a New York City subway while it was barreling downtown, it occurred to me how each and every person within sight was staring at, listening to or tapping on their mobile device. To those of us centered in marketing, it is no secret that mobile is a major disruption…

The choice to produce your own advertising program or hire an outside agency will depend on many things – and every organization has its own needs. In either case, you’ll never go wrong if you work with passionate, dedicated and creative people. For at least one generation of business, companies have struggled with the question…

[imageframe lightbox=”no” style_type=”” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” stylecolor=”” align=”right” animation_type=”fade” animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][/imageframe] Brain functions and why they matter to marketers Having spent over 30 years in the marketing business, I’ve seen many changes. The tactics we use, the metrics we calculate and the strategies for approaching project goals have all evolved into a myriad of…wonder.…

In a recent blog I wrote about branding in the digital world, and how traditional brand research is becoming less relevant given the speed with which information spreads and the uncontrolled nature of social platforms. This also relates to the way brands and companies need to manage what we used to call “bad press” in…

[imageframe lightbox=”no” style_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” stylecolor=”” align=”right” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][/imageframe] Ender’s Game is a science fiction novel by Orson Scott Card, and the basis for a recently released motion picture starring Harrison Ford (no stranger to the genre). While I have not yet seen the movie, I’ve read the book and it provides…

It’s been more than six decades since the release of The Bias of Communication by economist Harold Innis, which Amazon describes as, “One of the most influential books ever published in Canada.” Unless you are a student of communication, you may not be aware of his work, but much of what Marshall McLuhan popularized in…

Call it serendipity, but I recently experienced a real-world example that supports the subject of my previous blog. That one dealt with the erosion of service on the part of traditional brick-and-mortar retailers forced to compete with warehouse discounters and online retailers. My basic premise was that decreasing margins and high overhead must ultimately result…

[imageframe lightbox=”no” style_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” stylecolor=”” align=”right” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][/imageframe] Full disclosure: I am a Baby Boomer. A first-year Boomer actually: born in 1946 (you do the math, it only depresses me). Consequently, I’m not as comfortable with online shopping as, say, my 31-year-old youngest son, who gets treated by Amazon the way…

There’s a quiet revolution going on. Some see it as a third industrial revolution. The first gave us steam power, factories and railroads. The second brought new sources of power, new materials and the assembly line. The essence of both was mass production; the new industrial revolution turns that concept upside down. In the process…

Technology has a a fascinating way of turning yesterday’s paranoid nightmare into today’s commercial opportunity. This is true partly because the adoption of any technology takes place over time, giving society the opportunity to adjust its values and norms accordingly. And these things never quite affect our culture in ways we expect. Look back at…

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Topical Issues

In-House or Outside Advertising Agency?

The Game’s Afoot, and It Means Business.

Antisocial Media: Verizon vs FCC Net Neutrality Law

Closing the Digital Divide

Marketing in the Post-industrial Age – 3D Printing

Big Data Is Watching You

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