The pandemic has been a wake-up call, wouldn’t you agree? While businesses have always been aware of the “unexpected” and the “unlikely”, today those terms should be part of your plan and forecast. For many businesses, it has been a season of pain, increased costs, and too many issues unresolved. For a few lucky others,...
When clients ask us to describe the most effective content that can be shared, I always give the answer “if you have the choice, tell emotional stories.” That answer is then followed up with the statement “Trust me, an emotional story will always leave a lasting impression.” From Dove’s “Real Beauty” and Procter & Gamble’s...
Think about any and every business that exists around the world. It’s daunting. There are so many brands, so many choices, so many claims, and so much clutter for consumers to navigate that the central challenge for any organization is to break through the clutter…to rise above the fray…to separate from the rest. Wouldn’t you...
I’ve been at this for 40 years and have met many people who I thought, wow, they are really, really smart, articulate and ask great questions. To that end I recently interviewed a candidate for an internship at our shop and was floored by the questions. Here they are, and my answers. WHAT INSPIRES YOU...
A content management system (CMS) is an application that is used to manage web content, allowing multiple contributors to create, edit and publish. Certainly an important component of your Marketing Technology Stack. Content in a CMS is typically stored in a database and displayed in a presentation layer based on a set of templates. The...
The BIG GAME is over, and hopefully you took a peek at our super bowl ad review. If not, check it out on our blog page from last month – www.78madison.com/blogs. Bottom line, whether you bet on the Bucs or the Chiefs, you probably didn’t win or lose as much as Redditors betting on GameStop. ...