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Taglines to live by: Can you guess who is who?

By on July 2, 2008 in broken marketing, information overload, no trust, strategically responsible

Here’s a pop quiz my partner Dan Murphy gave our team at yesterday’s weekly Huddle. | View | Upload your own How did you do? Us either. Here are Dan’s thoughts on the test, and why we all did so poorly: What I found intriguing was that so many of these Fortune 500 companies—presumably with [...]

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Pump up the volume to improve marketing? Maybe not.

By on June 3, 2008 in books, commercialization, information overload, message responsible

Gilmore Group I’ve spoken about the effects of information overload for over a decade, and have written a post or two on the subject as well. Because info glut makes it so difficult to break through, as marketers we’ll try just about anything: We’ll make our ads bigger. While big ads are usually better than [...]

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The Seven Keys to Responsible Marketing

By on April 30, 2008 in about this blog, announcement, casting responsible, corporate responsibility, environmentally responsible, execution responsible, information overload, message responsible, podcast, roi responsible, socially responsible, strategically responsible

Each month, we share marketing articles, links and information with the Friends of Outsource Marketing. This month, we added “podcast” to that list. My partner Bill Boyd has done quite a few podcasts for clients, and decided it was time to do one for us. Click play below to listen: Can you help me answer [...]

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I bet you’ll fail this test

By on March 20, 2008 in creativity, information overload, PSA, simplicity, videos, viral marketing, word of mouth

Before you read ahead, play the video below and take the test. You won’t need paper or pencil, just your full concentration. It will take you one minute. This awareness test is powerful in so many ways. It’s short and simple: One video. One minute long. 30 words. No fancy graphics. Just a single powerful [...]

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Responsible or not? Advertising that distracts

By on March 11, 2008 in ads everywhere, information overload, message responsible, responsible or not?

As a marketer, I get frustrated when I see poor targeting, flat creative, lack of personalization, and any number of things one might find wrong when armchair quarterbacking someone else’s work. If I had a nickel for every time I’ve caught myself saying, “If only they could have…” But I also get frustrated as a [...]

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Where have you seen advertising today?

By on January 28, 2008 in ads everywhere, information overload, message responsible

My partners and I have been preaching and teaching about the effects of information overload for over a decade now. In speaking engagements, workshops and classes that I’ve instructed, I’ve often asked “Where have you seen advertising today? Here are a few places that have been mentioned: • Direct mail • TV • Radio • [...]

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Preview the Responsible Marketing book

By on November 20, 2007 in books, casting responsible, environmentally responsible, execution responsible, information overload, message responsible, roi responsible, socially responsible, strategically responsible

Why is marketing ROI is an oxymoron for most companies? “Spend more, get less” just doesn’t pencil. There is a pathway to marketing that delivers results, but it might not be the path you’d expect. Here’s a link to a white paper-length preview of my upcoming book entitled, you guessed it, Responsible Marketing. In it, [...]

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