The Changing Face of Video

The Changing Face of Video

Perhaps because it’s snuck up on us we don’t see it for what it really is. The change has been both subtle and dramatic. Although it may have felt like an evolution, in reality, it’s been a revolution.  Video – the way we view it, the way it’s made, where and how we...
The New Brand Populism

The New Brand Populism

In 2010 I wrote a book called Baby Boomer Bust about the effects of the economic meltdown on the vaunted baby boomer generation. It was based on a survey we took in late 2009/2010 of several hundred boomers. What did we learn? They were not happy campers, not at all....
Are You Demanding Enough from Your Agency?

Are You Demanding Enough from Your Agency?

Vince Lombardi used to say, “Fatigue makes cowards of us all.” Let me paraphrase and apply that thought to marketing communications: “Inertia makes commodities of all brands.” Yes, inertia. There can be a certain “lethargy” in marketing communications. Too many...