I pondered whether or not to post some comments about the death (and life) of Michael Jackson. Dwelling on the misfortunes of celebrities seems a little ghoulish to me. However, in this case, we’re dealing with legitimate news that is all over the media (for goodness sake, the story is even in the “Wall Street […]
U.S. Election Result And What It Says About “Social Mood”…
…and the implications for copywriters and marketers. I’ve mentioned the discipline of “Socionomics” on the blog before and the idea that events are to a large extent driven by “social mood”. Elections are obviously a very clear expression of the popular mood. So what can we as copywriters and marketers glean from the results of […]
“The Dark Knight”, The Social Mood And Copywriting
The new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight” is a massive hit and looks like it could challenge “Titanic” as the biggest grossing movie of all time. I went to see it yesterday and loved it. Best film I’ve seen all year. To paraphrase one reviewer “It’s visually stunning and works both as a conventional all-action […]