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Wuh, wuh, wuh, websites!

Added by Meredith Will on February 1st, 2012, filed under Branding

consumerengagement

It is our job as our client’s strategic partner is to engage consumers with their products. There are several ways of engaging a consumer, however there is one place that is most important…. The website.  Whenever I am in need of information I always go straight to the website and I think most people use [...]

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Is that a dog whistle I hear?

Added by Meredith Will on December 8th, 2011, filed under Creative

Unknown

OMG, a commercial for dogs!  I will be the first to admit, I LOVE, LOVE my four legged best friend and tend to spoil him just a tad, but I am not sure what my thoughts are on this. Nestle, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of pet food, has created a 23-second television commercial [...]

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Feed the world…with your phone

Added by Meredith Will on November 28th, 2011, filed under Social Media

Mere-belly

Thanks to the digital world in which we live, I can grub down some yummy food and help famine relief with an easy click. The Good Belly Project has partnered with restaurants around Boston.  If you eat at a participating restaurant, take a picture of your food with Instagram, tag the photo with #goodbellyproject and [...]

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Ye old soda bait and switch

Added by Meredith Will on September 20th, 2011, filed under Branding, Creative

baitswitch

Have you seen any of the new Pepsi commercials with the polar bears? WHAT, huh? Pepsi?  You mean Coke? Yes, I mean Pepsi. The new campaign features the polar bears from the old Coke campaign.  I am not sure how I feel about this, for a couple of reasons.  First, the polar bears automatically make [...]

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Dear Husband, Step Away From The Milk

Added by Meredith Will on August 30th, 2011, filed under Marketing

milk

Have you heard about Milk’s new campaign?  According to Milk, it cures PMS. The campaign is called “Everything I Do Is Wrong.” The print ads have a sorry-looking and confused guy  and are using headlines like,  “We can BOTH blame myself” and “I apologize for letting you misinterpret what I was saying.” The print ads [...]

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Bittersweet calm

Added by Meredith Will on June 2nd, 2011, filed under Culture

Mere

Most people that enjoy all the Festival activities do not realize the amount of work that goes in behind the scenes.  From about February until Derby, we have numerous members of our staff working on the various Derby Festival pieces.   It also means crazy non-stop days and late nights for me.   We have just completed [...]

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The ins and outs of Nick’s beard

Added by Meredith Will on January 20th, 2011, filed under Culture

meredith

If you haven’t ever seen Nick Ising’s beard, it is quite the sight to behold.  The most interesting thing about Nick’s beard is what you will find in it while he is napping in his office!  On a recent venture, I found the following items: A fish hook Havarti Cheese A WIP bill An RFP [...]

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You can’t ignore this

Added by Meredith Will on January 14th, 2011, filed under Media

Ignore

I read that 63% of Americans ignore Internet advertising. In fact, a majority of Americans say they ignore online advertising the most, compared to television, radio and newspaper ads.   Meanwhile, Internet ad revenues are at an all time high. Why are people spending so much money advertising on the Internet?  Because that is where everyone’s [...]

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Brand maturation…with the times

Added by Meredith Will on December 3rd, 2010, filed under Branding, Marketing

brandmaturation

In an effort to appeal to all present day shoppers – Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y – mature brands often need to refresh their image, including their slogans, jingles, and mascots. While Gen X and Gen Y generation consumers demand to be engaged and feel connected, the brand has a daunting task of [...]

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Shopping from your couch? I’ll take 2!

Added by Meredith Will on November 22nd, 2010, filed under Social Media

couchpotato

So, we’re all Facebook fans of brands, ideas and institutions we like, right?  I’m a Pizza Hut loyalist; but The Hut has launched a Facebook app to cement my loyalty:  I can now order a pizza from Facebook. Score. Pampers just launched something similar, enabling moms to order all-things-babies…from diapers to bottles, pacifiers, and also [...]

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