Posts tagged new consumer

Watch all about it!

Watch all about it!

More and more, the online versions of newspapers and news networks are telling their stories in video rather than text. It’s annoying. If I wanted to watch the news at someone else’s speed, I’d watch TV. When I can read a story, I can glance... [+]

The brand transition

The brand transition

In the past advertising agencies made brands. They took what a company made and transformed it into what a consumer desired. There was a necessary element of invention and fiction about a brand: Betty Crocker, Pepperidge Farm. These days, what consumers demand most is an... [+]

How can your consumer become your medium?

Brand managers are faced with a choice that only Hobson would appreciate: they can either spend more in all media to re-aggregate their mass audience or they can slide down the long tail of dwindling market-share. There is one alternative though and that’s making the... [+]

The Big idea is small ideas.

The Big idea is small ideas.

A few years ago, a copywriter starting out in advertising was given but one charge; to come up with the big idea. “What’s the big idea?” the creative director would ask as he pushed a couple of papery layouts around with his foot. Everyone’s favorite... [+]