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SxSW panels from Mullen and friends: hope you’ll vote and comment
This post is re-printed from Creativity Unbound. It’s that time of year again. When we start thinking about Austin and ribs and digital friends and panel nerd badges. But first, we have to take care of business and do our job influencing, or at least commenting on, the submitted panels and talks. Granted there is [...]
// read moreWhat a pitch – reflections on the 4A’s Institute
A group of 35 Boston ad agency “rising-stars” just wrapped-up a grueling 14-week course called the 4A’s Institute for Advanced Advertising Studies. Those familiar with the IAAS know it’s a fantastic talent development program for young ad-folk. For those of us who’ve lived it, the Institute is more than educational… it’s transformative. We learned about [...]
// read moreThriving in a band of brothers
As the only girl in a large extended family, most weekends of my childhood were spent trying to keep up with the boys and defending myself. I took my fair share of teasing and got more scrapes and bruises than I care to remember. And though I occasionally shed some tears, I always brushed myself off and came back swinging. Little did I know that my boys—as relentless as they were—were actually doing a damn fine job of preparing me for a career as a copywriter, where being “one of the guys” is as big an asset as being capable of clear, thoughtful communication, or being able to present in front of a roomful of clients.
// read moreMarketing service brands: the toughest branding challenge today?
When it comes to building and maintaining a strong and distinctive brand in any category, the marketing terrain has never been more challenging. Arguably, the challenge is even more daunting for service brands. In part this reflects the power of today’s better-connected, highly empowered consumer to use digital word of mouth to spread the news [...]
// read moreGame changing questions for service marketers
While working with our service-industry clients to assess their brand and business-building strategies and programs, typically we begin by asking some potentially game-changing questions: What’s your plan for branding from the inside out? Are your employees steeped in the brand? They better be, because the strongest service brands today are built on an employee base [...]
// read moreEMBARQ: New Economy + New Consumer Target = New Platform
Challenge: Begin with deteriorating economic realities, add telecom price wars and a redefined consumer target (families with kids under 18) and you’ve got the conditions for a smart new messaging platform – one that acknowledges the changing times and target audience. Solution: Leverage the reasons that families are spending more time at home together—changing lifestyles, life stages [...]
// read moreWill it blend? Part two
That nutty Blendtec guy is at it again stuffing expensive cameras into his blender to see what’ll happen. Confession: Mullen made him do it. It’s the focal-point of an all-out social media launch for the Olympus E-P1, a snazzy new device that is the world’s smallest digital SLR and HD video camera all-in-one. Get the [...]
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