Marketing is sometimes perceived as deceitful or manipulative, with a goal to make us buying things that we don’t really need or at unfairly high prices. It may also be viewed in an oversimplified manner, as “common sense” and “creative thinking”, limited to promotional activities and advertisement. On this site I will focus on positive aspects of marketing - changing the world for the better, establishing new trends, providing great customer service, engaging and creating shared value, corporate social responsibility and sustainability. I will also tell you how successful marketing strategies are rooted in understanding human psychology.
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Today’s consumers aren’t just passively buying from brands. They view their purchases as extensions of their identity and values. What this means for marketers is that effective marketing can’t just be about promoting a product for its sole use or benefits anymore. Successful marketing needs to be able to create a purpose, a community and […]
Much has been made about how modern communication—even as it accelerates exponentially—is returning in some ways to more simple, even primitive forms. Paul Adams, at the time the global head of brand design at Facebook, put it succinctly at Cannes in 2012 when he said the social web mimics pre-industrial times.
It’s no secret that emotions are central to advertising. They’re at the heart of the relationship we have with brands. They drive our nonconscious decisions and play a major role in our conscious decisions, too.
The Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge seeks to inspire up-and-coming designers to create products for the circular economy -- highlighting safe materials that can be perpetually cycled.
Are you tapping into your best brand ambassadors, your employees? Columnist Maggie Malek explains why making employee engagement a priority will bolster your brand's visibility.
Here, the FiercePharmaMarketing staff takes a look at some of our favorite DTC and OTC pharma spokes-characters from over the past decade and profiles them, in no particular order or ranking.
One of the most highly respected nonprofits shares its 'secret sauce' and explains how businesses small and large can stand to benefit from its lesson.
Add Stella Artois to the list of zoetrope marketers, only its elaborate spinning take on the genre is for a noble cause—as seen in a new ad that builds on "Buy a Lady a Drink," a partnership campaign with Water.org to bring clean water to communities in need.
In November, Media Impact Funders and Vulcan Productions convened award-winning media makers, funders and researchers to share best practices for crafting
By Tyler Nakatsu - Storytelling with character development, plot formation, inflection points, etc. progress far beyond basic language areas of the brain.
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