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Category: Advertising

The delicate balance needed for sponsored content

March 8, 2013 | by Ralph Allora
Detail from content sponsored by CTIA, the wireless industry trade group, appearing on The Washington Post's website

Online advertising — banner ads, rich media units, and the like — is a tough slog these days. It’s still hard to prove whether or not it actually delivers ROI. So more and more brands are turning to sponsored content, otherwise known as native advertising. It’s about integrating your brand’s voice and story into an [...]

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10 stock photos to avoid in your Valentine’s Day promotion

February 12, 2013 | by TRAY creative
All images: iStockPhoto

But just in case, these images are available for purchase through iStockPhoto. You’re welcome.                                                         

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Super Bowl advertising: spectacle is no longer enough

January 28, 2013 | by Ralph Allora
Volkswagen's "The Force" ad: big during the game, bigger online. (Image: Volkswagen)

For years, Super Bowl commercials were self-contained phenomena — products in and of themselves. With glitzy, big-budget productions and celebrity cameos, their mission was simple: build hype and brand awareness. The call to action in these ads, if one was mentioned at all, was a standard push to retail: take a test drive at your [...]

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6 more creative ambient cause marketing campaigns

January 14, 2013 | by Kayley Freshman-Caffrey
Advertising Agency: Famous, Brussels

We’ve written about ambient cause marketing campaigns before, and we can’t get enough of the ones that are done well. Here are six more international campaigns that promote important causes in a creative and effective way. Like the others we’ve highlighted in this blog, these efforts have the added surprise factor that occurs when the [...]

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Four powerful video PSAs

December 18, 2012 | by Kayley Freshman-Caffrey
SeatBelt_PSA

The best PSAs, whether humorous or serious, use emotional hooks not only to inspire awareness about important issues but to compel viewers to take action. Here are four of the best we’ve seen.   Embrace Life: Always Wear Your Seat Belt The 15 million YouTube views that this British spot has earned are a testament [...]

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