Social media marketing is for grown-ups. Naturally, adults come in all ages, because adulthood is about exercising emotional maturity, not about circles around the sun. Case in point, Wendy's social media team decided to support its own product launches (Wendy's has launched a Breakfast Baconator, a Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit, and a Maple Bacon Chicken Croissant to its menu) by attacking McDonald's most popular …
John Wanamaker’s Cutting Comments Continue To Slice
At the end of the 19th century, a prominent Philadelphia merchant lacked faith in his advertising investment. "I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half,” said John Wanamaker. John Wanamaker opened and operated the first department store in Philadelphia. Wanamaker also created the first price tag, the first full-page ad, and the money-back guarantee. He also spent a …
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No Newspapers Means Diminished “Real Estate” for Brand Advertising
Question for you..how many print ads did you make this year? Holy crap, that many! To make and run print ads that help build brands, we need healthy newspapers and magazines. But newspapers are slip slidin' away at an alarming rate. Over the last 15 years, newspapers have lost $35 billion in ad revenue and nearly half of their staff. Over 2,000 newspapers have shut down across the country, local newspapers and …
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Treating Women Fairly Means Paying Women Equally
Can we, the people, shop our way to social change? Definitely not. Can we favor manufacturers and retailers that explicitly appeal to our values? Naturally. This December 4th, ChooseWOMEN, an international platform piloted by Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization, is asking for a focus on the female. “Choose Women Wednesday” invites everyone to shop at women-owned businesses, read books by female authors, …
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No One Wants To Be Shot While Shopping for Slacks (Nor At Any Other Time)
Another Monday in America. Another lethal discharge of weapons at a Walmart store, this time in Duncan, Oklahoma. Oklahoma, it must be noted, is an open-carry state. Oklahoma state law explicitly authorizes open carry of both loaded and unloaded shotguns, rifles, and handguns without a license. https://youtu.be/4K-A5MTxjIM It's Okay To Be Afraid I am wondering, are you scared to shop at Walmart? It's okay …
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China’s “Singles Day” Is the Definition of Retail Exuberance
Singles Day is not a dating app that you have yet to try, although it was originally created by a group of Chinese university students as an anti-Valentine's Day celebration. https://youtu.be/nH5Nj23-tuU Singles Day, which occurs on 11/11 each year, was quickly co-opted by Alibaba.com in 2009 and today it is a global online shopping event that mints money for online superstore Alibaba and its largest …
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Dick’s Sporting Goods Destroyed Its Inventory of AR-15s
Assault weapons are for soldiers. This is not another decision being handed down by a hapless and corrupt government. And it's not a debate. It's action being taken by conscious CEOs like Ed Stack of Dick's Sporting Goods. According to the local CBS station in Pittsburgh, it was just after the Sandy Hook attack that Dick’s Sporting Goods CEO Ed Stack made the decision to pull AR-15 assault rifles off the …
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Would You Like To Shop, Dine, Or Stay Here? Leave Your Guns At Home
Guns. Americans are obsessed with guns, the power to kill, and the right to possess lethal firepower. In most American states you can carry a weapon openly wherever you go. According to Giffords Law Center: Carrying openly visible guns in public can quickly turn arguments fatal, be used to intimidate and suppress the First Amendment rights of others, and create confusion for law enforcement responding …
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