There has been some debate over the advertising Practices of search engines. Basically some search engines take money from companies to place that companies name higher in a search. For instance Radio Shack could pay MSN.com to put its name higher in the results for searches like “buy computer.” As you can tell many web [...]
Getting a BUZZ
No I’m not talking about the co-star from Toy Story
or even Craig and Smokey getting “buzzed” on weed.
The buzz I’m discussing is the marketing concept where companies use their actions to drive word of mouth advertisements to new heights.
Don’t act like you’ve never seen it. Companies go to crazy lengths to get people talking.
Here’s a few [...]
What about the Children?
Every day men and women are bombarded with advertisements galore. We use our wisdom and experience to choose the best products. However we aren’t the only targets. Now advertising is directed at kids!
Companies know that kids have an influence over the adults in the house spend money.
Its no strange fact. Barbie and G.I. Joe were [...]
WEAPONS OF MASS DISTRACTION!!!
In beginning was the web.
Words were on the web and the web was made of words
The web spanned the globe
But it was empty and void. People used it to chat and send emails and no man made any money
Then came Rick Boyce (a former San Francisco advertising agency buyer) and his plot to sell banner [...]
