Dove’s ‘Real Beauty’ Pics Could Be Big Phonies
I hope this isn't true because so many women I know think the Dove ads are brilliant (and great for our teenage girls to see), but there are rumors that the photos were extensively touched up. . . not so "real" after all. Now, if they were touching up things like hair...
Where do all the crazy people live?
This article posits the theory that where you live may have as much to do with your personality type as it does with what the area offers. Atlanta attracts a lot of conscientious and agreeable types. (So what the hell am I doing living here?) Read more: Where do all...
Trade Publishers Ally for Ad Net
How do you reach small business owners? Other than local Chamber of Commerce meetings, they don't naturally organize horizontally (across industries). You usually have to find them vertically, at their respective industry trade shows. Reaching them through their trade...
Finding Health Insurance if You Are Self-Employed – New York Times
I know that health insurance is one of the biggest obstacles preventing many would-be entrepreneurs from making their business dreams a reality. So while this isn't a post on marketing or media, I felt it would be useful to many of you. This article contains several...
Rolling Out the Invisible Red Carpet — Introducing the YouTube Award Winners
The votes are in and here's a list of the 2007 YouTube Video Award Winners: No red carpet for these winners, no awards ceremony, not even a trophy -- just millions of fans watching and sharing their videos. Like this one that we've featured which won in the category...
Who Knew? Hulu Launches with Loads of Your Favorite T.V. Shows for Free
So here's the story: YouTube exploded and made all the t.v. and movie execs nervous. All their content was being distributed for free and worse, they weren't getting their cut. So NBC and FOX decided to fight back with their own streaming video site called Hulu with...
Spring Forward with Some Sliders
Ah, the Porcelain Palace. Home of the little square hamburger, affectionately known as the "slider." In my t.v. days, I had occasion to call on the headquarters of White Castle up in Ohio, and the building looked just like the all-white kitschy little establishments...
Another Kind of March Madness
Forget March Madness. For "Lost" t.v. fans, there's a new madness (as if the show isn't maddening enough already!). Get your (virtual) pencils out and write in your favorite Lost characters. Watch the bracket evolve and eventually narrow down to your favorite two...
New travel site for boomers: Boomeropia
I'm not quite a Boomer. Not really Gen X, either. (Born in 1965 makes me either the last year of the boom or the first year of Gen X.) But I do know a great marketing idea when I see one. In case you've been under a rock for the last 40 years, the boomer generation is...
Baby Beatle — Fun on a Friday
This little guy is so cute and hilarious, singing and dancing in his diapers. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face as you head into the weekend.
Will Online Advertising Weather a Recession?
Historically, ad budgets are one of the first things to get cut during a recession. These folks predict that traditional advertising will get cut (t.v., print, radio), but online advertising --particularly social media -- will weather the storm.Then I read this...
CBS Offering Free, Live, Online Coverage of Entire NCAA Tournament
I grew up in Kentucky. Went to Indiana University. Following college basketball was not optional in those parts. Now I can watch all the games online for free. (I'll still watch at home on the flat screen but if I'm at the office during some of those early round games...