The Truth About Taglines | Weekly Report for May 20, 2022
You’ve probably heard about a thousand taglines. There are good ones. There are bad ones (looking at you Charmin). But what exactly is a tagline? A tagline is a short, memorable…
More Science Than Art | Weekly Report for May 13, 2022
When I first got started in the ad biz, marketing was more “art” than science, but now because of technology, the balance has shifted. Thirty years ago, we thought more…
Is It Time To Rebrand? | Weekly Report for August 13, 2021
Friday, August 17, 2007 is a date that lives in infamy. Seventy-five-year-old MonaShaw of Bristow, Virginia, a retired AirForce nurse, Sunday School teacher, and secretary of her local square dancing club, walked into her local Comcast office. After…
Is Your “Elevator Pitch” Letting You Down? | Weekly Report for June 11, 2021
There are no less than four different versions of the story behind who created the “Elevator Pitch.” -The earliest version says that Elisha Otis (of Otis Elevator fame) created a public demonstration of…
Slutty Brands Win? | Weekly Report for May 21, 2021
COVID-19 almost killed the restaurant business. A recent report from food industry research firm Datassential estimates that 10 percent of all restaurants across the United States that were in business during the pandemic have closed for good and an…