Solar Powered Print Advertising
Here’s a cool example of “Show, don’t tell” advertising—a print ad that promotes green energy by being solar-powered itself. In the magazine, it’s just a black-and-white sketch. But held up to sunlight, it blossoms into full color—and added text appears, completing the thought. (Yes, the copy could be better. Maybe it should say, “Hold this […]
It's a BAG, a BOOKMARK, & a CALENDAR! See the "Never Wasted" from LEE
“With the relevance of eco-friendly initiatives increasing every day, Lee wanted an innovative solution that would display their affiliation towards the same and also spread the message amongst their customers. To drive the message home in a fun and effective way, we went for something a bit more inventive than just a bag made of […]
Will Design for Dollars: Considerations for Setting Fees
When you go into business for yourself, setting the right fees could help determine your success. It can be difficult to figure out what to charge; after all, it’s much more than knowing how much you want per hour. Start brainstorming by thinking about the following considerations: Overhead. What are the actual costs of your […]
QR Code Made From 3,844 Paint Cans
AXA bank Belgium has constructed a QR Code from 3,844 paint cans. The video below shows the assembly and the final positioning at the junction of Dansaertstraat and Charles Quint, Brussels. The 220 square feet QR Code resolves to the Axa ‘renovation loan campaign’ mobile site. via QR Code Made From 3,844 Paint Cans. Related […]
Ad Firms Experiment With Recognition Technologies
By EMILY STEEL In the labs of some tech-savvy advertising agencies, engineers are testing new ways to use advanced technologies to make ads that can recognize human gestures and facial expressions. Marketers envision billboards that could tell if a passerby is paying attention, and whether that person is male or female, then alter its images […]
Differential Marketing: Purchase Behavior & Peer Groups for Direct Mail Retention
A detailed analysis of any mailer’s internal house file presents numerous opportunities for improving the ROI of customer retention marketing campaigns. This is especially true when looking to classify existing customers into meaningful sub-groups and peer groups using insights from past purchase behaviors. One approach for matching key customer targets with relevant offers and promotions […]
Chicco Launches Digital Interactive Campaign on Times Square Billboard
Chicco, an Italian purveyor of baby products, and its agency McCann Erickson, selected Aerva to provide a full technology platform to drive user-generated baby videos from the Chicco website to the American Eagle LED board in Times Square as part of an innovative campaign to increase Chicco brand awareness in the US. As part of the […]
8 great guerrilla marketing ads
Sharpie: awakening the graffiti artist in all of us Sharpie is a company that makes marker pens. And this interactive advert is a great example of how (potential) customers can really be encouraged to engage with a brand. The interactive e-cast billboard allows the public to leave messages on the plaster-cast image. But real graffiti […]
A Multichannel Marketing Roadmap
Forget about managing your relationship with your customer. Today, she manages the relationship with you! by Martha Bush of SIGMA Marketing Group This new fact becomes real in every dialogue or customer interaction you have. When your customer or prospect finds the information they were looking for – or were ready for – they feel satisfied […]
QR code use has exploded by 1200 percent
Vancouver-based Mobio Identity Systems Inc., the folks behind the Mobio app for Android and iPhone, have just released a report that highlights the QR code use in North America over the last six months of 2010. And it’s huge. We’ve been talking about this innovative new-ish space for a while now, and how marketers, retailers […]
Infographic: The Psychology of Color for Web Design
via The Psychology of Color – Must See for Web Designers [Infographic] | Tech King. One of the most fascinating and overlooked elements web designers tend to overlook is the influence of color on their website visitors. While a color palette may look visually pleasing, is it psychologically pleasing? When you go to design your next […]
Bud Light, Doritos tie for top Super Bowl ad
It was dogs’ night out — make that dogs’ night in — for Super Bowl advertisers. For the first time, two ads tied for the top Super Bowl commercial as selected by consumer panelists rating the ads as they aired in the game for USA TODAY’S 23rd annual exclusive Ad Meter. Both starred dogs acting like, […]
