Fashion Line – Mattel’s Fijit – Interactive Toy
Going through the archives, here are some cool concept designs that Los Angeles based fashion designer and illustrator Katharina Pretl developed with us for Mattel’s cool interactive toy.
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Best Soccer Ads
Now that EURO 2012, the second largest soccer tournament in the world, has kicked off in Poland and the Ukraine, here are some of the best soccer ads. Most ads were created specifically for either one of the big two soccer tournaments - the World Cup or the EURO - and showcase some of the greatest soccer players in the world..
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DDB’s Impact on the Creative Revolution
With the new season of Mad Men back on AMC, it’s only natural for advertising enthusiasts to take a look at the Creative Revolution of the 1960’s. Advertising in the sixties shaped the advertising industry into the practice used today. Doyle Dane Bernbach was the industry leader in advertising in the 1960s because William Bernbach, the creative mind behind DDB, introduced a different technique for creativity in the sixties that had not been seen before. This is what was known as the Creative Revolution (Dobrow, 1984).
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Mad Men Advertisements
In celebration of AMC’s Mad Men returning after an 18 month hiatus for its fifth season, we decided to pair classic advertising slogans with each character from the hit show. See if you can figure out which brand is attached to each character and check back on Sunday for more Mad Men images.
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Marketing to the African American Consumer
Advertising that appeals to ethnic identities and specific cultures has become an important aspect in advertising. If this is not executed correctly, it can turn multicultural consumers against a company. Research shows that minorities are more brand loyal than the general market, so understanding how to appeal to these segments is key. To successfully appeal to these markets that encompass America, understanding the attitudes, values and characteristics of the multicultural consumer is important to make that connection and change their purchasing behavior. This will be one of a three part series where I’ll discuss marketing tactics to advertise to African American, Latino American and Asian American consumers.
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Brand Archetypes 101
Advertising has always used archetypal imagery to market products. After reading “The Hero and the Outlaw: Building Extraordinary Brands Through the Power of Archetypes,” written by Margaret Mark and Carol S. Pearson, I’d like to discuss brand archetypes and how marketers can leverage archetypal meanings with brands.
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Advertising Resources In Print
The advertising industry is one that doesn’t have set paths in order to accomplish specific goals. Consequently, campaigns and projects require both creative and critical thought to be successful. We’ve compiled this list of relevant books that we think are good starting points for anyone looking to learn more about the industry, the art of advertising, and the thought process and methods behind the marketing of major products and services.
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Marketing Products: Setting Product Strategy
A product is anything that can be marketed to satisfy a want or need, including physical goods, services, experiences, events, persons, places, properties, organizations, information, and ideas. These can include people, experiences, events, goods, services, places, organization, ideas and information. In this blog, I’ll give an over view of the steps needed to successfully strategically place a product into a marketplace.
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The Barbie & Ken Break Up: A Marketing Story
Since 1961, Barbie and Ken shared a life through the decades. Then, in 2004, Mattel did something that shocked the toy industry. They announced that Barbie and Ken had broken up on Valentines Day in 2004. Society watched and waited in suspense to see if Barbie and Ken would rekindle their romance. In this blog I’ll break down the famous Barbie and Ken break up that took place in various forms of media, which encompassed a marketing plan in a league of its own.
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