Every Monday morning at 7:10 am, I am on air at CHOM 97.7 FM radio out of Montreal (home base). It’s
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Is TV Advertising The Next Big Thing In Advertising?
It’s not as absurd as you might think. Stop and think about it for just one minute. As the price
Continue readingThe Pending Influencer Marketing Bubble
If you’re looking for growth in the marketing industry, look no further than influencer marketing. The global advertising business will
Continue readingAre You Not Entertained?!?!?! How To Spend Money On Advertising (Like You Just Don't Care)
What won’t an advertiser do to get in front of your face? How does the title of this The New
Continue readingDisplay Advertising Is A Failed State
Display advertising has a huge problem. It’s all going to come to head in 2017. There is only so long
Continue readingShould We Rate Ads Or Just Watch Them?… Or Neither
We have been voting with our eyeballs. It’s plain and simple. Impressions, GRPs and mix in some repetition. It turns
Continue readingIf This Is True, Brands Need To Rethink Everything
What can’t a brand measure in this day and age? Well, they can measure everything. With beacons and in-store technology
Continue readingThe Advertising Agency As Scapegoat
Stuff rolls downhill. That’s a fact. In the past few months there’s been an anti-agency storm brewing. It’s not fair
Continue readingHow The TV Industry Just Hurt Television Advertising
What is the value of your personal data to an advertiser? Consumers are rightfully concerned about what is being done
Continue readingIs Television Lying To Us?
So, what do you think? Is television lying to us? Last week, AdWeek published an article titled, Why TV Is Still
Continue readingMarketing Fails When You Shift Instead Of Elevate
What are you really doing with your marketing dollars? Digital media advertising is now bigger than TV advertising. I didn’t
Continue readingDigital Advertising Just Got Worse (If You Can Believe It)
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. The year was 1994. There were only about
Continue readingAds Worth Watching… And Spreading
Some ads are worth watching (again and again). Totally true. This week, I am attending the TED conference. TED has
Continue readingChange Your Marketing. Change Your Brain.
Don’t stop advertising. Don’t stop marketing. Let’s agree to stop the madness. Do a quick search online for the "death
Continue readingPay Closer Attention To YouTube
It’s not just about the views anymore. There are two strikingly new(ish) things happening on YouTube that could very well
Continue readingThe Power And Disappointment Of Digital Marketing
Everything is digital. I’ve been banging that drum for well over a decade now. At first, it was heresy, then
Continue readingThe Problem With Allowing Consumers To Opt Out
You have a right to opt out of anything and everything. As a marketing professional, there is nothing I hate
Continue readingAds Worth Spreading 2013
It is one of my favorite initiatives. TED has been working hard to acknowledge TV ads that are "ideas worth
Continue readingThe Homogeny Of Social Media
What happened to the idea that social media would be a different kind of media? As I sat in the
Continue readingThe Truth Behind Branding In The Digital Media Age
The digital publishers want more from the big brands. If you have been following any of the coverage from Advertising
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