Posted in Marketing on Dec 3rd, 2010 Comments Off on Unethical Advertisements
“They made an 82-old woman to wear some freaky cabbage-dress” “They invented a new day and made leafy vegetables go crazy” “For the sake of animals, they made fun of women and fat people” “When Naomi Campbell decided to wear fur than go naked, we thought it will be a shock treatment” “American Apparel Hopes […]
Posted in Marketing on Dec 3rd, 2010 No Comments »
Two weeks ago I received an promotional code of 30% off from Gap and I was very eager to use that promotion because I felt that I could be a good deal that’s why it wasn’t for EVERYONE but only for Gap’s loyal customers. Before the deadline of the promotion I managed to use 30% […]
Posted in Marketing on Dec 2nd, 2010 No Comments »
Last year Gap has launched its new customer loyalty program SPRIZE. Read more about Sprize here. My experience with Sprize is not to bad but it isn’t “surprising” either. It’s been more than a year I have been with Sprize and so far I only recieved approximately $60 credit from an item I bought last […]
Posted in Marketing on Nov 22nd, 2010 No Comments »
Awesome VOCAL + “Music” Video They’re just another music aficionados doing covers of official celebrities’ songs but what’s different about them are their marketing skills, they make themselves (video) look like real artists and they have also put in lots of effort in the recordings.
Posted in Marketing on Nov 15th, 2010 No Comments »
Weather forecast websites are no longer just about temperature and weather. Many features are now available for users! I’ve heard many people complaining about the inaccuracy of the weather forecast but I have to disagree. Most of the prediction came out accurately and I was always able to wear appropriate clothes because the weather forecast […]
Posted in Marketing on Oct 31st, 2010 No Comments »
Reference post: Frankie Cena’s “McDonalds Steams Up Advertising in Vancouver Bus Stops”.
Posted in Marketing on Oct 31st, 2010 1 Comment »
Reference Post: Frankie Cena’s “American Apparel… American Porn Star” I seriously wonder what is AA’s target market and objective of their brand. Because clearly whoever came up with the idea of nude photoshoots of AA models thinks that their customers would want to wear like them. I can tell you right now that certain outfits […]
Posted in Marketing on Oct 31st, 2010 No Comments »
Found this post by Olivier Colas about marketing through series or movies and here are some additional comments that I would like to add to the topic. Olivier has pointed out that there are some ethical issues involved in this type of marketing (which I agree) but despite that, it is a very effective marketing […]
Posted in Marketing on Oct 31st, 2010 No Comments »
This post is inspired by Mike Nicholson’s Post: Could YOU Drive Down A Street Painted Like This?? I think the creation of 3D Street Art is very fascinating. It definitely seems like a lot of effort have put in these works. Also proves how the world (people’s minds) keeps improving and going beyond what the […]
Posted in Marketing on Oct 13th, 2010 No Comments »
Source: Is RIM Marketing for Blackberry PlayBook Strong Enough? When iPad first came out, I thought I would never EVER need such technology especially when I already own a MacBook. But now that I saw Blackberry’s Playbook Commercial I know why Blackberry is different. The strategy RIM has used is that “it has positioned its […]