Inherent Drama As Advertising Super Power
One of the secrets behind many of the most iconic mascots, slogans, and campaigns in American history.
Is Cap’n Crunch Driving Your Marketing?
A marketing diet heavy on pay-per-click is not sustainable. It lacks all the essential minerals and nutrients that make buyers love you.
Fierce Competition, Long Buying Cycles, and Great Advertising
For long buying cycles, pre-convince customers before they're looking. Waiting is too costly.
The New Voice of Writing Ads (Non-Ads)
What's driving this trend? In a word: trust. Consumers are looking for brands they can connect with on a deeper level.
Death to “Corporate” Marketing
To effectively market, you need to catch people’s attention, not blend in with how all the other industry ads look.
I Want it, But I Can’t Have It
The ANGC has maximized Exclusivity in everything relating to The Masters. Here's how you can do the same.
The Power of Magical Thinking (For Business Growth)
It’s a form of psychological persuasion aimed at transforming externally motivated, grudge-driven buyers into happy customers.
Don’t Drink the Kool-Aid
Marketing Heads insist “it’s a numbers game” and standardize campaigns to reach more people, neutering creativity in the process.
How To Avoid The Pitfalls Of Lower Price
You don’t have to be the cheapest to win the business. You have to be the best bang for the buck.
The Itch Which Must Be Scratched
Every human comes into the world with a hunger for answers to the 4 Big Questions. Great ads speak to them.
Is Your Advertising in a Bit of a Pickle?
In the bizarre automotive sales world, these kinds of gimmicky cookie-cutter campaigns are the preferred customer clickbait.
Lead Generation and Demand Generation: What’s the Difference?
"Advertising is a tax we pay for not being remarkable.” So how do we become remarkable?
How the World’s Best Brand Creates Generational Loyalty
The techniques work because they tickle the human brain in just the right way.
The Frame Game — If You’re Not Playing, You’re Losing
Don’t hide from your downside. The best thing you can do is to reframe the negative.
Differentiated vs Distinctive
Becoming distinctive can actually be much easier and less expensive than the cost to differentiate…