When You Don’t Have Anything To Say, Say It Stylishly

Say you’re a large, multinational corporation. Or a giant petroleum company. Or maybe a pharmaceutical conglomerate. And you need a feel-good branding message. Well, here you go. Just slap your logo on the end of this and you’re all set!...

No One Clicks on a TV Ad

I’m sitting here reviewing a report for a recent SEM campaign we ran for a client. I’m seeing click-through rate (CTR) numbers as high as  3.42% for some ad groups, and an average CTR of about 1.68%. Yet even with great numbers like these, it is inevitable...

Which Top Brands Enjoy The Best Word-of-Mouth?

Companies should move beyond the Net Promoter Score (NPS), as it overstates the percentage of consumers who are considered “detractors,” argues ForeSee in a new report. Rather than assume that survey respondents who wouldn’t actively recommend a brand are...

Value At The Core Of Advertising

Value At The Core Of Advertising I read an article in yesterday’s New York Times that make me stop and think. Have today’s packaged goods companies and their Madison Avenue agencies become so detached from the American consumer that they have forgotten...