by Stephen Denny on December 8, 2008
Dear CMO: It’s often said that your average consumer is a lousy artist but a wonderfully articulate art critic. I think this is true for several reasons, none of which have anything to do with artistic ability. When left to our own intellectual devices, we tend to wander. Ask a group of eight behind the [...]
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by Stephen Denny on August 11, 2008
Dear CMO: Once our snap judgments paint the Rorschach test-like image of a person or an idea in our minds, it’s hard for us to objectively change our minds. If a new player is deemed to be “good,” then they are given wider latitude and their actions are viewed with more forgiveness than those deemed, [...]
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by Stephen Denny on August 4, 2008
Dear CMO: We’re marketers. We’re edgy. We love cool, we live hip, and swing for the upper deck. That’s why we usually dress in black, which is a subject for another post on another day. But this is also why we love to go out on the absolute edge of creative license and pick up [...]
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by Stephen Denny on July 13, 2008
Dear CMO: Two blogs of note pushed me into this frame of mind today — Jennifer’s recent post over at Brains on Fire and Valeria’s always good insights at Conversation Agent. Jennifer discussed the recent Wimbledon finals from a non-player’s perspective. Valeria just happens to love Caravaggio. For the rest of us, please pick up [...]
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by Stephen Denny on June 30, 2008
Dear CMO: To Hollywood watchers, this is all old news, but as I haven’t been a Hollywood watcher for a few years, it’s news to me. And both are great marketing ploys, so can we enjoy a few great programs in progress? Paramount Pictures launches Booty Sweat, a sports drink that would be fake except [...]
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