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Black Friday sales were up .5% from last year and retailers have high hopes for Cyber Monday. But the really good news for retailers might be yet to come: Interbrand noted that 51% of consumers said they will shop later this year and our own research bears that out: our shopper focus groups throughout November […]
The new Idaho Potato commercials featuring Denise Austin, health and fitness expert, attempt to cram a lot of brand messages into one ad. I counted at least 5 in one: 1) the origins of Idaho Potatoes; 2) the health benefits of Idaho Potatoes; 3) the taste of Idaho Potatoes; 4) the value of Idaho Potatoes; […]
At Sentient, we examine consumer associations with brands, including corporate and product brands as well as the brands of individual people. For example, Sentient used the Automatic Brand Association (ABA) methodology to reveal voters’ associations with presidential candidates before the 2008 election. The unconscious positive and negative associations with an individual’s brand has an impact […]
While brand name products in the healthcare realm seem to be losing ground to their generic counterparts, Pepto Bismol has added 0.7 market share points in its original formula and 2.5 market share points in stomach remedy tablets despite being priced approximately 60% more than private label products (source: Advertising Age). While Pepto Bismol brand […]
Television commercials. Product placement. Celebrity branding. Digital signage. Mobile advertising. Flash dances?? Yep. A flash dance is just that: marketing. A very effective and contagious form of marketing, to say the least. If you are not familiar with flash dances, then first go watch “The T-Mobile Dance” that took place in London’s Liverpool train station […]