Attention marketers: it’s time to wake up and start showing some love to the baby boomers! Nielsen estimates found that less than 5 percent of brand advertising is geared toward them. However, recent surveys show that the 55-64 age group outspends the average...
Imagine this. What would you say if I offered you this deal. I’ll allow you and your brand into a special place. When you’re in this place, you’ll be able to deliver your brand message to a captive audience. More than half of all Americans will be...
During the first half of this year, Millennials (born 1977-1994) accounted for a larger share of new-vehicle retail sales than Gen Xers (born 1965-1976), the first time this has occurred, per J.D. Power, with the former comprising 26% share of sales and the latter 24%...
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...
Well, it was 30 years ago this week. January 22, 1984 to be exact. I was watching Super Bowl XVIII, Redskins vs. Raiders. It was a good ‘ol fashioned ass-whippin’. The Raiders defeated the Redskins by the score of 38–9. Not much of a game. But the game...
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...
Recently, I was comparing the results of email offers written with a “my” voice vs. others written with a “you” voice. I noticed a trend that indicated a better response from the “my” campaigns. This morning I came across this...
