Are Super Bowl Ads Worth It?
I really enjoy these Marketoonist cartoons because they can succinctly capture great marketing concepts and students never object to discussing a cartoon. Another Super Bowl…
Chapter 15
Technology Enabling the Future of Marketing
Marketing has always relied on creativity. Creativity in promotion design, product definition, copy, and more. Today, more and more we’re seeing opportunity for technology advancements…
Facebook Changes News Feed Policies
Social media marketing added a new and significant channel for businesses to reach customers. However, when that channel is controlled by another entity it can…
New Year’s Resolutions
Every New Year people make their resolutions and so many of those resolutions are related to fitness or weight loss it creates a situational market…
Marketing Head-Scratchers
Have you ever seen an advertisement that caused you to scratch your head and ask “What were they thinking?” There’s no shortage of examples of…
The Evolution of Black Friday
Thanksgiving is a time of tradition for Americans – spending time with friends and family, eating more than we know we should, and shopping. Retailers…
Advertising | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 19 | Integrated marketing communications | Promotion
Improved ad targeting at the expense of privacy
Advertising continues to shift away from traditional media and more to digital media. In particular, mobile advertising is the hot platform these days due to…
Advertising | Chapter 09 | Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Logistics | Product | Product life cycle
Welcoming unwelcome innovation
In my Principles of Marketing class I ask my students a simple True/False question: “Good marketing means giving customers the products and services they ask…
Which Brands are Getting It Right? (An Insider’s Perspective)
Most of us try to keep up on the marketplace. But it is a challenge to keep up with which brands are crushing it –…