SAS’s odd inflight promotion of Ryanair
This morning I was on a Scandinavian Airline (SAS) flight. The crew made their usual spiel right after take off, reviewing the flight plan... Read more
30 September, 2009
Brand Rants
Making sense of international marketing and brand strategy in the information age
Twitter Mosaic Tool – picture your followers
OK, this may not be the most useful business tool for Twitter, but it is fun. What makes this really cool is that you can click on any one o... Read more
21 September, 2009Socialnomics
I've posted a few videos with the latest mind-boggling stats on social media and the digital revolution. Consider this the latest installmen... Read more
24 August, 2009“What the F**K is Social Media and Why the F**K Should I Care?”
Thanks to Marta Kagan for making this slide show and to my TAAN partner Mark Vitullo at Digital Day for sending it to me. It answers the que... Read more
5 August, 2009What I learned at Cannes Lions 2009
Big ideas win big at Cannes. Will advertising ever be the same? The global slowdown in the ad biz took center stage at every talk and semin... Read more
17 July, 2009So funny it hurts – the latest ad process parody
In case you ever wondered how bad ads get that way, you may want to check out this film. It's a cross between Truth in Advertising and Nine ... Read more
26 June, 2009Will you be at the Cannes Lions 2009?
Well it's June and that mean tines for the annual pilgrimage to the South of France. If you will be at the Cannes Lions next week let'... Read more
18 June, 2009Zombie Marketing: Why dead brands are being brought back from the grave
Today I received a package from my sister who lives in Boston. Inside was something I haven’t seen since I was twelve:... Read more
9 June, 2009News you can use
We've just published the summer edition of The International Duffy Tribune at the agency. It's a collection of marketing and advertising cas... Read more
4 June, 2009The Kindle story offers lessons for all marketers
Kindle: an elegant union of strategy, tech and environment A couple of weeks ago I was in Boston on my way to have lunch with a marketing s... Read more
20 May, 2009
