Trends: Insights & Trends
Shop until your smartphone dies.
Today’s trend for shoppers is the term ‘Shoptimization’ or in laymen terms, optimizing your shopping time and shopping budget. With so many choices available in today’s marketplace, shoppers are begin … Read article
Lessons in social media from music festival brands.
The music festivals of 2013 can teach us a thing or two about social media. Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and smaller festivals know their young target audience and are taking social media and running with i … Read article
The recipe for a wonderfilled campaign: Oreo.
I was in awe the first time I saw Oreo’s Wonderfilled TV spot. Its happy melody and charming lyrics brought me back to my Oreo-filled childhood. The brand created a Wonderfilled Anthem that sets … Read article
The “friendlier” bank: real effort or marketing ploy?
“Human Banking” is a trend in marketing for financial services. It is not, as I first surmised, the harvesting and storage of human organs. I guess I’ve watched a few too many dystopic sci … Read article
Marketing to women that connects, example 13: Adidas.
A great marketing to women campaign that is #awesome, #inspiring, and #brilliant is the #mygirls campaign for Adidas. This global campaign aimed at girls 14-23, with a concentration on 17 year olds, u … Read article
Marketing to women that connects, example 12: Kindle or Apple?
When the Kindle first debuted, it did so with a memorable campaign that featured a woman and used stop motion to tell a story. The idea was to breakthrough in a creative way, as the product at the tim … Read article
Innovative healthcare marketing example #17.
What will your last 10 years look like? Using a split screen creative approach, this spot from the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada effectively shows two diverse paths. The striking visual cont … Read article
Dove remembers how to market to women.
In October, our creative director Laurie Hix mourned the passing of Dove’s Real Beauty Campaign. For seven years, Dove had celebrated women with body fat, freckles, wrinkles, gray hairs, and other “fl … Read article
Innovative healthcare marketing example #16.
It’s always been tough getting Medicaid moms to their prenatal and well–baby visits. Which is why UnitedHealth’s new game, called Baby Blocks, is a great idea. When moms attend prenatal and well-baby … Read article
Marketing to women that connects, example 10: Nike.
When it comes to award-winning marketing to women creative, Nike has just been doing it right for decades. When I was a young copywriter I would study my award books like textbooks. I took notes on th … Read article






















