Reality in Advertising

Reality in Advertising

[sb name="top-banner"] [sb name="book-club-top"] by Rosser Reeves This book was a bit of a letdown. Written 1960, Rosser Reeves composed this book to quickly yet thoroughly explain the many truths of advertising. While many of these ideas were revolutionary at the...
Tommy Boy

Tommy Boy

[sb name="top-banner"] [sb name="top-movie"] This movie is an advanced lesson in both comedy and selling which requires the difficult task of trading shame and fear for humility and brashness all in the interest of a laugh and a sale. It excelled in both. Marketing is...
Gawker: Body Slammed by Hulk Hogan

Gawker: Body Slammed by Hulk Hogan

[sb name="top-banner"] [sb name="top-flops"] On October 4, 2012, Gawker, a former blog that eventually sold to Univison for $135 million, published a blog post about Hulk Hogan (Terry Gene Bollea) that led to their total, and compete downfall as a blog, and company....
Apple’s 1984 Commercial

Apple’s 1984 Commercial

[sb name="mmcm-top"] The "1984" Apple commercial was broadcast on January 22, 1984, during a break in the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII by CBS which introduced the Macintosh computer. The idea behind the commercial was to differentiate the brand from the then...
The Ultimate Sales Letter

The Ultimate Sales Letter

[sb name="top-banner"] [sb name="book-club-top"] by Dan S. Kennedy I read this book when I began in marketing. I have read dozens of books on how to craft successful sales letters since. None have come even close to the overall simplicity, effectiveness and...
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