Feel the stories of people who grew up in cultures without choice where daily existence was defined by deprivation rather than hope. Freedom is spelled C-H-O-I-C-E, and that is the importance of marketing and brands.
Feb
12
Brand building in a two way world will separate marketers into two groups; those who feel a sense of gain from conversation with consumers and those who feel a sense of loss because they are no longer in control. The first group is the future of marketing.
Feb
3
Media strategy principles in a 360 world should take priority over the analysis of benchmark brands. The benchmark approach locks you into a recursive trap so you are probably observing strategies that reflect a 5-7 year old media environment
Jan
14
Marketers, take note: the curiosity impulse can lead people to discover and engage with your brand. Curiosity short-circuits the linear funnel from awareness to interest to desire, blah blah. Curiosity leads to purchases that are serendipitous and often spontaneous.
In a long-tail world of choices that are sometimes not very functionally different, perhaps “interesting” is the new “better”.
Dec
2
Putting shopper marketing into the hands of the shopper
In: shopper marketing
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Over the next few years three of the hottest marketing trends, digital marketing, shopper marketing, and mobile life will all converge to put shopper marketing into the hands of the shopper. Literally.

