Domino’s Home Invasion… Through Your TiVo

The battle for consumers’ attention is a constant game of cat-and-mouse. Consumers try to filter out the onslaught of messages, and marketers coming up with new ways to get past the barriers. The war will escalate soon, as Domino’s pizza invades the living room, trojan-horse-style. According to the Wall Street Journal, Domino’s has figured out […]

Metaphor, Bad Taste, and Salesmanship in Advertising

This afternoon, Rick Lewis directed my attention to AdAge.com. On the site, Matthew Creamer salutes Kimberly-Clark, whose brand Kotex U is …keeping a cheeky Australian campaign featuring a woman, her animated beaver and the tagline “You’ve only got one. So for the ultimate care down there, make it U.” Not surprisingly the ad has sparked […]

When Your Unique Position Becomes Generic

Years ago, back when it was fun to sell cars, I put together a radio advertising campaign for an Oregon Mitsubishi dealer. The hook was “I’ll buy your gas for a year”. Basically, if you bought a new Mitsubishi, you got a $500 gas card included with the purchase. As I write these words now, […]