How many times have marketers been told—mostly by other marketers—that the new tech is the best tech? So many times…remember when every brand had to have a home in Second Life? It was an absurd thing to say then, as it is today when the new new thing has to be tested, twisted, and made […]
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It’s Customer Contact Week and hundreds of people who are responsible for delivering better customer experiences are gathered this morning at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin. Neil Hoyne, chief strategist at Google, Wharton fellow, and author of Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers’ Hearts is this morning’s keynote speaker. “I get people to click […]
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Last year I tried to resist AI. I had my reasons, and have them still, but I’m adopting a different, more curious, and accepting posture now. That’s what led me to ask my AI Assistant, Claude, to name the 10 most influential voices in the advertising industry today. Claude quickly named Seth Godin and Bob […]
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How well do today’s marketers know their customers and prospects? It’s not a new question, yet it remains an important one. Data is having its moment and the moment seems (to me) suspended in amber. But data is not knowledge nor is it intelligence. Data is the raw material that human beings can use to […]
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I don’t hear the words, “change agent” too often these days and that’s okay. Buzzwords never contain much value in the first place. But let’s not confuse the buzzy name for the work. The work of a change agent is to make a difference by recognizing what must change, and then having the chops and […]
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Now in its 13th year, the WARC’s “Marketer’s Toolkit 2024” offers insights to help turn disruptive areas into opportunities for growth. The Toolkit is also a trend-spotter. For example, the report reveals that nearly three-quarters (70%) of respondents in the survey plan to unlock the potential of artificial intelligence in their marketing. Before we get […]
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American workers are tired and tired of being overlooked while struggling to make ends meet. Meanwhile, corporate profits are soaring to unheard-of heights. According to the Economic Policy Institute, profits at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis almost doubled between 2013 and 2022, totaling $250 billion. Is that money trickling down to the workers in the […]
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People inside and outside the agency business sometimes wonder what strategy is and how it works. Strategy is about creating change and transformation, according to Martin Weigel, chief strategy officer at AMV BBDO. I’m glad he is in the mood to explain the strategic offering and argue for its value. Let’s look at just one […]
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In this on-camera interview, CNBC’s Tania Bryer asks David Droga, founder of Droga5, CEO of Accenture Song, and the most awarded person in Cannes Lion history, what his secret ingredient is. Droga replies, “Not piss a lot of people off…No, I don’t know, I’ve always been restless and curious. I’ve been lucky that I’ve worked […]
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During this episode of Ad Chatter, host Dan Goldgeier talks about the advantages and challenges of mid-sized independent ad agencies with Steve Red, the President + CCO of Red Tettemer O’Connell & Partners in Philadelphia. Discussion topics include: How a copywriter/art director partnership became a business partnership His agency’s “No shitheads” rule Whether he’d pitch […]
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The advertising agency business has been in one bind or another ever since the dawn of digital. Digital shook the industry to its core, and the reverberations are still being felt from top to bottom. The list of problems is long, but one problem we don’t spend enough time discussing is the problem of not […]
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Discriminating against people due to their age is a pox upon advertising and media houses. It’s bad business, and another bad business practice is the last thing that these industries need, right now. Ageism is also a particularly perplexing issue emanating from professional workers who truly ought to know better. Given that everyone who is […]
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The truly odd thing about ageism is how every single living creature on this planet is aging. We’re all aging right now, as we do each and every moment of our lives. Ultimately, this means our bias against aging people is discrimination against the self, and that ageism is a brutal form of self-hatred. As […]
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Like so many businesses, the agency business is a talent business from top to bottom. Nothing good happens without extraordinary efforts made by dedicated, gifted people working as one. Agency heads used to say the agency’s “best assets,” a.k.a. the talent, walk out the door and go down the elevator each evening. Of course, these […]
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This coming Sunday, a parade of new ads will interrupt the NFL’s programming. A few legacy brands will return to the Super Bowl with the horses that brought them. Most of the other advertisers will be looking to score points with customers and the press care of their innovative new approaches to their showcase (and […]
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Edelman PR has studied trust for more than 20 years and believes that it is the ultimate currency in the relationship that all institutions—companies and brands, governments, NGOs, and media—build with their stakeholders. The firm speaks highly of trust and places its importance at the center of everything. Trust defines an organization’s license to operate, […]
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Misinformation and disinformation are both proliferating today and consequently polluting minds. While both misinformation and disinformation can deceive audiences and thus both pose a real danger, the distinction is that disinformation is intentionally, maliciously deceptive. According to a recent study from NewsGuard, $2.6 billion per year is spent by big brands advertising on websites that […]
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“Marketing effectiveness” sounds like a webinar that someone once forced you to attend, or worse, a graduate seminar on the way to a Master in Business Administration. Perhaps, the term would benefit from a rebrand, because it’s not a seminar or webinar. Marketing effectiveness is the difference between failure and success. Given its importance, why […]
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Divisiveness is a fact of life in America today. Sadly, too many brands and their agency partners see an opportunity in it. When you make fun of one group, it excites another group and moves them to action. That’s the idea and it’s not wrong. What’s wrong is using fear, judgment, and other wedge issues […]
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Think with Google is a new YouTube series that seeks to educate and inspire the next generation of marketers, advertisers, and creatives with tutorials from experts in privacy, digital transformation, and AI to name a few. In related news, the 2021 Forrester Digital Marketing Maturity survey, conducted on behalf of Google, found that nearly three-quarters […]
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