TweetLately, I’ve noticed an abundance of women coming out in advertising commercials; and quite frankly, it’s freaking me out a bit. I mean that red-headed Wendy is now coming to life in the commercials, and she scares me. As a kid, I had trouble eating my fries unless I turned the box around. Most recently, [...]
Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates will be in the new Windows Vista ads.
TweetI went into Starbucks today to nab an Iced Mocha to get my creative juices flowing. Upon paying, I was granted a receipt that announced my next iced grande beverage would be only $2. The catch is that it has to be: •   The same day at the same store •   It also has to [...]
Aki Spicer, of Fallon, discusses the trends in social media.
TweetI recently made a post about Nike understanding what athletes are about. The Cinderella commercial I referenced was about doing whatever, whenever to get where you want to go. The newest commercial is about their Nike SPARQ (Speed, Power, Agility, Reaction, Quickness) training program. To most athletes, SPARQ is nothing new. It is a training [...]
TweetDeclining use of email? Research suggests that teens rarely use email to communicate. They prefer to send text messages to each other. Considering that they are more likely to be in contact with each other during the day by phone than computer, that makes sense. But do you think this will continue once they enter [...]
TweetI was a huge Michael Jordan fan when I was young. I used to try, notice the italics, to imitate him as a kid. I watched the training videos, read the Bios and scraped together what I could on the young Internet. Jordan and Nike have always put together wonderful commercials. They have been consistent [...]
TweetEarlier this year, Howard Schultz decided to return to his vision at Starbucks (SBUX), and everyone is anxious to see if he can turn around the coffee bean behemoth. Hopefully, he can “pull a Steve Jobs.” About a year ago, I gave my McStarbucks theory about Starbucks starting to serve breakfast. Two months ago they [...]
Tweet“I have failed as a role model.” On taking time off to do community service, “I’ve decided to do this to give myself an opportunity to heal myself and to search my soul.” Can you imagine if these words came out of the mouths of Paris Hilton or Lindsay Lohan, or how about the NFL’s [...]
TweetI found this video via Marketing Headhunter. It’s a look at how Facebook and the CIA are connected trying to mine all of our personal data. Yeah, it’s over the top; but it’s still fun and interesting to see…only about 3 minutes so check it out. Tweet
TweetBeta vs. VHS…Laser Disc vs. DVD…HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray… Winners: Sony, Blu-ray Content Providers, Us (Consumers) Losers: Toshiba, Apple Microsoft, Anyone Else Trying to Win the Living Room These are some expensive battles that take place. Sony is always a high stakes player. I keep wondering when they’re going to learn their lesson; but after all [...]
TweetI recently wrote about the Apple iPhone release and my predictions/concerns for the product. One of my concerns was why Apple (a great brand) chose at&t (a largely confused brand) to handle its coverage. An article from Business Week here presents some nice light to the question. Tweet
TweetAnyone that knows me is aware that I’m a huge Apple fan. The first computer my dad put me on was an Apple II back in the day. I lost touch with the company until my freshman year of college when I worked on a Mac network. It was around the time that Apple released [...]
TweetI can’t take credit for coining the term praise inflation seen in the title. The credit goes to Mr. Jeffrey Zaslow of the WSJ. Having said that, I did pick up (AKA click to) the article read it and ‘borrow’ the title…so can I please have my damn cookie now? I’ll be out to lunch [...]
TweetI was in one of the two Starbucks (there could be another and I haven’t found it yet…the place is big) in Lenox Square Mall in Atlanta yesterday. While I’m waiting for my drink, a man commented to me, “Everytime I go into one of these, they’re packed.” “Yeah, someone knew something before we did [...]