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Video: Perfect Example of How to Interrupt the Elusive Millennial Generation

Marketers: I am immune to your tactics. I am smack in between the elusive X and Y Generations and I fast forward through TV commercials (I love DVR), I never listen to radio, I rarely read magazines and when I do I never notice the ads, and I don’t think I’ve ever clicked on an online banner ad in my life (well, maybe once in 1992.) I make my purchasing decisions based almost solely on brand loyalty, word-of-mouth reviews, and whim…

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Video: Allstate TV Ad = The Right Way to Advertise in a Recession

Last week contributing editor Rebecca Novack wrote a great article about why you need to maintain your advertising during a recession, in which she said, “your goal for the next year is to alter your marketing messages to show sensitivity to rising anxiety and fear of the unknown. Ads should instill a sense of control, value, and positive emotions to the consumer.” An Allstate TV ad provides a perfect example of how to do just that…

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France Bans Prime Time TV Advertising

In a purported attempt to “increase the quality of advertising,” advertisements are now banned on France’s state-run TV stations from 8:00pm-6:00am…

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Heineken Commercial: The Heineken Walk-in Fridge Commercial

Here’s a well-executed tv spot by Heineken, aimed at the Dutch market…

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