Tag: marketing
Video and search. Why it matters.
Do you know what the second largest search engine is? No, it's not Bing. Yahoo? Nah. It's YouTube. Yeah, really. Did you know that almost half of search results yeild video thumbnails? And as you might guess, those thumbnails tend to get clicked on. Is it time to get serious about…
Fluid Films Vision Part 3 – Collaboration Is The New Competition
Ok, so I stole the "collaboration is the new competition" hook from Alex Bogusky, a true sage of our industry. You can read about his interpretations of this phrase on his site, but let me take a moment to explain how it affects my business operationally and one way I…
Announcement. Fluid Films. Branded Content for Broadcast, the Web, and the Future.
A year ago I began a journey that started at my former employer. My job transitioned from being simply a writer to a video content creator. Not only did I love this new role, I discovered I had a real passion for it. I also believed in what I was…
The General Specific. An ode to generalists everywhere.
It used to be an agency professional was expected to be a generalist in the specifics of marketing and advertising. It was understood that it’s impossible for a creative, AE or media planner to know everything about everything. Sure, you better know media buying, strategy and creative but no one…
Convergence, is it finally here? Google TV and Apple TV battle to transform the living room.
Back in the 90s I was on a list serve (remember those?) on the convergence of media. The thinking back then was that sooner or later television would no longer be bound to the living room and that the Web wouldn't be bound to the desktop. They would converge. If…
Why your advertising sucks part 7. You forgot why you hired your agency.
Some people who get divorced from or break up with a lover often talk about how they forgot why they ever got involved with their special someone in the first place. Or they just wonder what happened to the love. As if it was a magical thing that came and…
Are we in a post-branding world?
Economic pressure has created a situation where marketers are asking for immediate results before they ask for perceived luxuries like brand recognition. Clients are demanding metrics that connect marketing to sales. Metrics for things like brand recognition are tough to tie to concrete things like sales and thus to ROI.…
Why your advertising sucks part 5. It’s designed to make you feel good.
Too many marketing departments spend countless hours navel gazing, trying to find a omniscient inner-voice. This oracle is supposed to communicate who they are as a company and what they need to tell their customers so that they will finally understand the value they offer the world. It never works.…
Why your advertising sucks part 3: You think people are stupid.
Image by byzantin3 via Flickr David Ogilvy said 40 years ago "the consumer is not a moron, she's your wife." It seems not everyone listened because the industry continues to insult her. Ogilvy's quip may be one of the most quoted phrases in marketing and advertising but marketers often don't…
Why your advertising sucks. Part one: Trust.
Image by thorinside via Flickr You probably agree that most advertising isn't creatively great or even good. From the outside, one might think it's a business filled with dumb, untalented people serving marketing departments filled with bean counters who couldn't care less if their dollars are producing a fetid mess.…
