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alan m posted a blog entry
Announcing the Tiger Woods “Boy Did I Screw Up” Contest
Far be it from us to kick a guy when he is down, but we never miss the opportunity to create a topical battle of wits...
Far be it from us to kick a guy when he is down, but we never miss the opportunity to create a topical battle of wits...
alan m posted a blog entry
The Difference Between Selling And Just Showing Off
You’d think that a retail marketer with 36,000+ stores would know how to turn online promotion for a low-ticket product into...
You’d think that a retail marketer with 36,000+ stores would know how to turn online promotion for a low-ticket product into...
alan m posted a blog entry
Marketing Dialogue Is A Means, Not An End
The recent repositioning of Miracle Whip as the hip, revolutionary mover and shaker of the condiment world ends up pointing out...
The recent repositioning of Miracle Whip as the hip, revolutionary mover and shaker of the condiment world ends up pointing out...
alan m posted a blog entry
Sex and The Second City, Part 2
TO: Hizzoner, Da Mare.FROM: Da Marketing Agency.RE: Sexy Chicago campaign – work in...
TO: Hizzoner, Da Mare.FROM: Da Marketing Agency.RE: Sexy Chicago campaign – work in...
alan m posted a blog entry
5 Ways To Make Marketing Part Of Real Life
“Think out of the box!” may be good advice for creative marketers. But it’s been said so often that it’s become a...
“Think out of the box!” may be good advice for creative marketers. But it’s been said so often that it’s become a...
alan m posted a blog entry
Sex And The Second City, Part 1
“Sex sells.” It’s a well-known marketing maxim that seems to have worked against Chicago, when the IOC chose Rio de...
“Sex sells.” It’s a well-known marketing maxim that seems to have worked against Chicago, when the IOC chose Rio de...
alan m posted a blog entry
Marketing To Customers Who Don’t Say “Duh!”
Maybe marketing doesn’t have to be dumbed down to be successful. That’s the implication of a recent Stanford University...
Maybe marketing doesn’t have to be dumbed down to be successful. That’s the implication of a recent Stanford University...
alan m posted a blog entry
At Last! Marketing And Literature Get Married (sort of)
Suddenly, thanks to the Levi’s Go Forth campaign, I feel like I could go back in time to my college years. Like many an...
Suddenly, thanks to the Levi’s Go Forth campaign, I feel like I could go back in time to my college years. Like many an...
alan m posted a blog entry
Chicago Olympics Countdown - Hold the Ketchup
As you may have heard, our fair city is one of the leading contenders to host the 2016 Olympic Games. And Chicago is putting on...
As you may have heard, our fair city is one of the leading contenders to host the 2016 Olympic Games. And Chicago is putting on...
alan m posted a blog entry
How To Make Art and Business Behave
As the father of two teens, I’ve learned to live with “but she started it!” bickering. I can deal with it, because I...
As the father of two teens, I’ve learned to live with “but she started it!” bickering. I can deal with it, because I...
alan m posted a blog entry
More Cash for More Stuff
Nice to see that the government is taking a not so invisible hand in stimulating the economy, moving beyond cash for cars into...
Nice to see that the government is taking a not so invisible hand in stimulating the economy, moving beyond cash for cars into...
alan m posted a blog entry
There’s No Business Like Going Out Of Business
Turn failure into success.Make lemonade out of lemons.Turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse.Snatch victory from the jaws of...
Turn failure into success.Make lemonade out of lemons.Turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse.Snatch victory from the jaws of...
