This ad is guaranteed make even the most raucous Super Bowl party become as silent as a funeral. The 60-second ad, which is based on a real 911 call, is for the NFL’s ‘No More’ campaign. Adweek reports that the NFL donated the airtime and production costs for the ad...
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!...
I’m not a big fan of celebrity endorsements in advertising. Especially when the endorser is a musical or cultural icon. But I’m kind of intrigued by the latest endorsement. This one is from beyond the grave. Ol’ Blue Eyes had a love affair with Jack...
At 8 p.m. on Feb. 9, 1963, an unheard-of 60% of American TVs were tuned to CBS. I was one of them. It was one of those moments in my life that I can recall just like I’m watching a video of it. My family and I were visiting my aunt, uncle and cousins in Middle...
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...
Ever wonder why so many people are buying devices like the AppleTV and Roku, and are big users of Hulu and Netflix? Could it be because they’re tired of being overcharged for cable TV service? Cable operators and broadcasters...
