What’s not to like about Amazon, right? The reasons are obvious; Amazon is easy, fast and well-priced. I’m a customer. I’m not a recreational shopper, so finding and purchasing an item quickly is often what I’m looking for. Clearly positioning anything as fast and easy is a winning strategy. We’ve all fallen for microwave popcorn […]
We’ve all seen the sign on the marquee of some local watering hold. “Coldest beer in town,” it proclaims. Marketing at its most basic. But how do we know it’s really the coldest? There are other bars in town. Surely they have cold beer as well. Maybe even colder. NO! The sign says otherwise. For […]
Chris Hayes EVP, Brand Strategy Generation Z, the newest demographic cohort, composed of Americans born between 1997 to 2012, is on track to be the largest, most ethnically diverse, best educated and most financially powerful generation ever. And though research on this emerging group is still in the early stages, some interesting shopping trends are […]
We’re a direct marketing and creative agency located in Kansas City, right here in the heart of the country. We consider ourselves a ‘hybrid’ agency. We combine the data-driven science of catalogs and direct marketing, and mesh that with the seductive storytelling of advertising and branding. It’s the best of both worlds.
Recent studies in neuroscience have proven that all human beings have certain things in common. Our brains are hardwired to react to certain stimuli in the same way. These “Basic Human Truths” have implications on how to market to people. We’ve compiled a list of FIVE that I’d like to share with you.
What do Oreos, Mountain Dew, Shake Shack and Mack Weldon have in common? No, they’re not items from my Amazon wish list. Not all of them anyway. These are five brands that have tapped into the zeitgeist and attached themselves to the pop culture phenomenon that is the final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. […]
They typically feature cool images and design intended to grab our imagination and build a bridge to the brand’s proposition. Frankly, they leave me confused. I call this approach “passive creative.” It’s creative work that forces the audience to move through too many “mental clicks” to understand what the brand is offering. It’s unreasonable to […]
It seems like every other day we read about another storied brand going out of business, while at the same time, new upstart brands continue to gain traction. Much of this is fueled by evolving tastes and habits as each generation brings their particular and unique preferences to the marketplace. Millennials and Gen ‘Z’ buyers […]
Tattoos. Filet-O-Fish sandwiches. Dubstep. Kim Kardashian. CrossFit. What do they all share in common? They’re not for everyone. Why am I telling you this? Because neither is your brand. But before you give up on what likely just came off as a harsh or negative point of view, hear me out. Your brand can’t be […]
