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The Last Advertising Agency on Earth

In order to answer some questions I got recently, I am going to re-use part of a blog post I wrote some time ago, as it comes in nicely here. Society, media, consumption and media use are changing. Advertising must follow suit and evolve/adapt… or disappear. It is doing so, moving on a continuum from [...]

Livertising 5: Interruption – Inbound – Interaction

Last but one. One more lecture this week before next week’s pitch. To make your life easier while making notes, here are the handouts, in two parts. First I’ll conclude Livertising 4. Then I’ll highlight some more specific aspects of Inbound communication and Interactive communication – some elements that may also put some major elements [...]

Heineken says “thank you”. Conversational, right?

In a recent marketing move on social media, Heineken got massive “Likes” on their Facebook page. Now, if you’re on social media for the right reasons, you have understood what the difference is between top-down and permission marketing. And you have clearly opted for the second type. This is clearly the case with Heineken, with [...]