Riffing off of the recent sale of the painting “The Scream”… “Edvard Munch’s The Scream Sells For Record $119.9 Million” …here’s another great marketing cartoon from Tom Fishburne… Full post at “marketing clutter”. From the post… “There has never been a greater level of marketing clutter. Yankelovich Consumer Research charts that “we’ve gone from being […]
No Such Thing As Poor Publicity For Jack Wills
This story caught my eye and demonstrates, among other things, the enduring power of (1) controversy and (2) sex… “Jack Wills censured for ‘overtly sexual’ catalogue” There’s also a “Royal” connection (apparently Prince Harry is a fan of the label) which always adds spice to stories like this. And to support my argument about the […]
So Who Appointed You The Marketing Or _ (Fill In The Blanks) Guru?
If you’re the kind of person who has a Donald Trump size ego and absolutely no scintilla (yeah, I know I shouldn’t use fancy words when “a tiny trace or amount” would do!) of self-doubt, then you can skip this post. If you’re like most of the rest of us, however, then this might contain […]
Copywriters Take Note…
…of this example of “How Not To Swipe”. “Swiping” is undoubtedly a very powerful and useful technique… …when used correctly, that is. All too often, however, unscrupulous marketers and copywriters simply copy an ad… …without understanding why the ad or promotion worked. Here’s an example from Lawrence Bernstein’s “Info Marketing Blog”…