Trends: Branding

6 ads that won Super Bowl LI.
It’s the one night everybody channels their inner Don Draper. Like the fictional “Mad Men” creative director, we carefully scrutinized the Super Bowl ad lineup, scoring spots based on creativity, memo … Read more

8 things every blogger must know.
If blogging isn’t part of your marketing plan, you might want to reconsider. Here’s why. Blogs are like investments. One in 10 blog posts are compounding, meaning organic search increases their traffi … Read more

Why brands are discovering new ways to advertise to fitness consumers.
Look good, feel good? Consumers today might have proven that motivational message no longer effective. According to CEB Iconoculture research, there has been a shift in the way consumers feel about pe … Read more

Facebook 360 Live: From a marketer’s view.
360 video is nothing new to the social world, but 360 video in real time is new to the world of Facebook. Launched late 2016, Facebook rolled out the new feature with National Geographic streaming liv … Read more

Weekly Recap – January 20, 2017
Remember the saying “there’s no such thing as bad publicity?” Well, that might be a thing of the past for today’s brands. According to Adweek, prior to social media brands had more control over t … Read more

Weekly Recap – January 13, 2017
Let’s talk UGC, shall we? Do you use branded hashtags? According to Adweek, 54 percent of Millennials want their friends and the brand to know they like the product, whereas 50 percent of Boomers do n … Read more

Healthcare Checkup – January 2017
Have you made your New Year’s resolution yet? Don’t fret, now’s a good time to reflect on the previous year. And 2016 was quite a year. Not only was it big for social media platforms (Instagram storie … Read more

Weekly Recap – December 16, 2016
Remember Apple’s spot “Taylor vs. Treadmill?” Or Jeep’s “Portraits?” As 2016 is winding down, Adweek is counting down the top ten ads that debuted this year. Digiday is naming 2016 the year of the emo … Read more

Weekly Recap – December 2, 2016
Let’s talk video. Turns out Snapchatters are barely nibbling on videos. Less than three seconds per view. Maybe they’re the hardest working seconds in video or maybe not. Consumers are open to branded … Read more

5 holiday ads going viral for all the right reasons.
The Black Friday deals are (mostly) over and Cyber Monday has officially passed. Now that two of the biggest shopping days of the year are behind us, many brands are shifting gears from sales and prom … Read more