Tag Archives: Advertising

>Group buying is everywhere. From Groupon and LocalTwist to your local newspaper’s equivalent, we can’t escape its recent surge. Group buying is generally a good thing. Consumers love the low prices, and businesses love the traffic. And the group buying agents love their cut of the transactions. But it’s easy to go wrong. Lack of…

The San Diego Comic-Con, which ended about a week ago, has transformed from a comic book enthusiast’s party to a major Hollywood advertising vehicle in the past ten years. Hollywood seemed to catch on to the possibility of the mainstream popularity of comic book characters when films such as the X-Men and Spider-Man trilogies became…

Branding. We are repeatedly smacked across the face with this word, this concept. Is there any true definition, we wonder? This one little word can have so much meaning behind it, enough in fact, to make or break an entire company. Branding, if approached and executed correctly, can take a business to a place unimaginable…

As if mobile advertising wasn’t enough to promptly reach the smartphone user on the go, now enter location-based advertising; the next innovation in mobile advertising. In an attempt to inform, remind, or inspire consumers, advertisers can now reach their audience by offering them on the spot, real-time coupons and deals. Imagine driving along as your…

Unless you’ve been living in the woods, cut off from all forms of media for the past three years, you’ve probably heard about Apple’s newest range of iDevices: iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. The software that runs these devices, iOS (recently shortened from ‘iPhone OS’), has proven to be one of the most user-friendly operating…

Have you ever seen a mobile ad? If you've ever browsed the Internet on your phone (or iPad), chances are you've seen them. You know, the tiny static graphic that hides near the top of the newspaper site, or the obtrusive interstitial in the middle of your Words With Friends game that leaves you searching…

Times are tough. And when times are tough, we take a closer look at accountability. We want to know that we are getting what we are subscribing to, that we are receiving a good value, and that we are seeing a return on our investments. Marketing is one of those investments, and if done right,…

In case you hadn’t heard, Facebook is now the most visited website in the United States, according to analysts at Hitwise. In the 2nd weekend of March, Facebook snuck ahead with 7.07% of U.S. web traffic, barely beating Google’s 7.03%. So what does this mean to advertisers? Simply stated, it’s time to stop putting all…

In case you didn't already know, AdEase has moved to a new location. We're just a few blocks up the road in a nice, big office with plenty of parking. All the change makes me think about what the agency will be like in the future. Which makes me think about the future of media…

If you’ve ever taken a basic marketing course, you’re probably familiar with the four Ps. You know – the marketing mix: product, pricing, placement, and promotion. When you mix these ingredients well, it’s a recipe for success. But if you get one wrong, it’s like substituting salt for sugar. That’s a recipe for disaster. I…