When a blog becomes institutional

iblog doesn’t stand for institutional blog I have been a fan of the Freakonomics blog for quite some time — a testament to the power of a good book (now available for $17 on amazon, down from $28 list price!) going on line per se. However, the very notion...

12 kinds of ads

Here’s an example of on-line learning, from Slate. There are only 12 kinds of ads. I thought this slide show by Seth Stevenson, revisting Donald Gunn’s 1978 theory about there being only 12 kinds of [master] ads possible, was a great little exercise. It...

Misplaced ad placements

Courtesy of Opinionated Marketers, found this posting about 15 ads with unfortunate location. The naughty ones tends to win out over the morbid, in my opinion. There are location (real estate) and timing (jokes) mantras that come to mind.

Air Travel … better enjoy the ads

When I compare intra-Europe flying to continental US flying, the two major differences for me are that there are many more direct flights from city to city in Europe (no hub & spokes) and that it is harder to feel the (economic) pinch on European airlines. While...

Bring the love back

Thanks again to my pal, Vincent, I have discovered a wonderfully a propos short film that speaks volumes… love, relationships & the consumer. See the film: The Break Up. This short is brought from Geert a marketing manager at Microsoft in Belgium....

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