Pressing Thoughts

Advertainment: When Worlds Collide

Be engaging. Grab attention. Play on emotions. Touch on human truths. When the advice for advertisers is the same advice for artists and performers, ...
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A Bank Makes Bank Thanks to Variable Direct Mail

Consistently consistent, effortlessly effective and meaningfully measurable, direct mail marketing has been a proven ROI-yielding advertising medium ...
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Clickbait & Infographics: Digital Tactics in the Physical World

As the clash between physical and digital heats up, clickbait and infographics have now become direct marketing’s new battleground. These two ...
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AdBlock: A Grim Demise for Online Advertisers?

Ah, online ads. What many consumers consider the pest of Internet browsing.
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Paper vs. Digital: The Battle for Your Brain's Attention

The Paper vs. Digital debate is often portrayed as the battle of Old vs. New. It seems that ever since digital entered the arena, print has been ...
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Forward: Direct Mail Trends in 2016

After the hustle and bustle of the gifting Holidays are over, the lull before the obligatory New Year's celebration is typically reserved for ...
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Emoji in the Inbox

For those of you living under a rock or still hopelessly attached to RIM’s Blackberry, Emojis have become the new smiley face standard. Gone are the ...
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The QR Code Quandary

The QR code—that little circuit board-like maze that whisks you directly to a website with just a quick smartphone scan. Instant connection, no ...
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AWXII Recap

With hundreds of seminars and workshops to choose from, AWXII (Advertising Week 2015) left us with a lot of insights and information to digest. But ...
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The McWhopper and other Brand Frenemies

A week after McDonald’s turned down Burger King’s big (and temporary) unity proposal, fast food lovers are likely left wondering why the McWhopper ...
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