Which Advertising Drives the Most Android Success? Apple’s.

I’ve been fascinated by the success of Android based phones, their amazing growth curve, and the ability of the press machine to create hype around Android as the solution for…
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Online Ad Stalking: An Exciting New Way to Damage Your Brand

A brand relationship is a trust relationship. But somehow, we seem to forget this truth in the rush to do anything that technology allows – social media or otherwise. For…
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GoogleTV: Just a TiVO in Wolf Clothing?

I ran across this presentation about GoogleTV…. It’s interesting. Because it suggests that Google really believes the silly things it said back in May and June. (See some of
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My Ipad – Post 11 – Did the Apple iPad Succeed Without Early Adopters?

The marketing world is guided by theories – “models” that are expected to explain the key issues we face and help us take action. Without these models, marketing would grind…
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The Unspoken Costs of TV Over the Internet…

The following article in the NY Times suggests that so-called “free” internet services are anything but free (click here)…. Why? Because there’s always a cost. And on the internet,
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Snuggie wasn't a new product. So what should brands learn (and not learn) from it's DRTV success?

This is a post on my other blog – “TheShelfPotato”…. Talks about Snuggie AND about the lessons brands should learn about Snuggie. As well as how brands shouldn’t follow
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Marketing Tech Like Consumer Goods: Move Beyond Cool.

Apple is proving that the future requires treating technology like a consumer good. But to get there, we have to start changing our communication And that starts by getting a…
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Death of the Focus Group? Not When You Make them Productive.

My last post discussed how powerful focus groups are for guiding advertising development. And, why most arguments against them are, frankly, silly. So why do we hear so much negativity…
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The Death of the Focus Group?

I’m tired of people giving credit to silly statements about focus groups. Focus groups are a powerful research methodology – certainly for the development of advertising. Like any research methodology,…
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Is there a Consumer Downside to Internet & TV Convergence?

While there is some superb “envisioning of the future” in the tech business, all too often discussions of future products are delivered with a sci-fi like naivete and a misplaced…
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Even Google Can't Seem to Explain GoogleTV

It’s not a good sign when the company inventing an “exciting new product” releases video after video quite visibly searching for a way to explain why we should care about…
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Turn a Shelf Potato Into a Retail Superstar

For years I’ve written about a type of retail product that my agency calls a “shelf potato…“. It’s a well loved product — loved by the manufacturer, loved
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My Ipad – Post 10 – iPad Input Strengths and Press Misinformation

We simple citizens expect that major news organizations work hard to find the truth about topics. And we expect they won’t pass along mis-information coming from competitor’s attack machines. But…
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Why Do Consumers Avoid Websites for Brands?

Just discovered this story at Brandweek… about consumer interaction with company sponsored websites, Facebook pages, and more. They found consumers nearly twice as likely to visit a company’s website than
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What We Learn Outside the Internet & TV Convergence Bubble

Today every new technology is accompanied by an information bubble – built by marketers, consultants, and investors. The bubbles reflect group think that might drive success. But all too often,…
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I Don't Care About Internet & TV Convergence

I loved this Forbes Article…. Because after 30 years working with consumer goods and technology, I don’t think tech companies have yet figured out how to listen to what matters
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My iPad – Post 8 – The Screen

Been a bit since I blogged about the iPad. That’s what satisfaction (and a busy travel schedule) will do for you. Takes the edge off of blogging. Having completed my…
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Google Needs an Infomercial

Google needs an infomercial – a half hour paid program. So does Kindle. And so do many new technology products made for consumer use. Truth is, the value of most…
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The Sound & Fury of GoogleTV

Last Thursday Google TV was announced. I’d hoped for something good. The intersection of TV and the internet could create a fantastic viewer experience. Sadly, the combined power of Google,…
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The Myth of "Apple Cool"

Read an article this morning about the iPhone (Apple’s iPhone Does Well Despite Better Competition…). Sadly the author cops out – takes the lazy way out – and
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