Archive for the ‘Advertising’ Category

What’s the Value of Facebook? Three perspectives, all related.

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

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Facebook had 901 million monthly active users at the end of the first quarter this year. That’s impressive.

Let me focus on three issues: Tomorrow’s IPO, the Branding/Advertising platform and Business Strategy. I wear three hats: Investor, Branding Consultant and Business Strategist. (more…)

Corporate Advertising that has real impact.

Friday, September 10th, 2010

This advertisement took this company’s identity to the next level.

And it seems everyone wants to know how (more…)

Companies raised their marketing spending in this last recession and saw sales increase.

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

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When should a company increase marketing spending? Most companies during a recession think it is wise to reduce marketing budgets to save money, and the drop has been extreme as spending plunged 12.3% — the largest annual drop ever, more than three times more severe than the next worst drop of 3.9% in 1991.

But 26 of the top 100 marketers bucked the trend and boosted 2009 . 70% of those spending more saw a U.S. sales increase – double the success rate of those who reduced their spending according to (more…)

After all the news about the Toyota vehicle recall, what do you think?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

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Thursday, July 30th, 2009

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Unique window of opportunity today for smart community banks.

Friday, November 7th, 2008
Originally published in the Houston Business Journal, November 7, 2008

The catastrophe brutalizing the banking industry is at the forefront of both the news and main street conversations around the world. A Gallup survey measuring consumer confidence in banks taken in late September showed an unprecedented drop from 40% in mid-July and is the lowest level in thirty years. Only 21% of consumers polled are confident in U.S. banks today. This erosion of confidence (more…)