Delicate dance: Targeting biculturals
Advertisers often alienate first- and second-generation Hispanics When we say the word Hispanics, we’re lumping a large, diverse range of people into one very narrow group. Though Hispanics do share a common ethnicity, their experiences and history are quite different, and understanding that is a key part of putting together an effective media plan to reach them. One growing subgroup of Hispanics in the U.S. is bicultural Hispanics,...
It’s a Color-Coded World
Consumers have long been trained to associate certain colors with specific brands. Take rental cars: I’m confident if I show you the color red and ask you about a rental car brand, you’ll think of Avis, orange will make you think of Budget, gold will make you think of Hertz, and you’ll associate green with National. Similarly, in the telecommunications business, it’s as if representatives from AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint...
State Farm Makes Plans to Sell Car Insurance Customer Data
State Farm has developed plans to sell customer data, allowing advertisers to create highly targeted pitches based on where, when and how people drive. In a patent application filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, State Farm proposes gathering information about drivers’ routes and stops from vehicles’ sensors, navigation systems, cameras or other devices. State Farm would send data on driver’s habits to “another unit or...
Why the #1 Problem with Advertising is the Easiest to Fix
There are an infinite amount of variables that an advertiser can control to maximize the success of a marketing program. It starts with how to position the brand, which media to use and how to allocate the investment. The puzzle is getting even more complex with the emergence of programmatic buying, second screen opportunities, native advertising, social media vehicles, and all of the other trendy tools out there today.
Millennials and Brands
Many marketers are concerned about the death of the traditional brand. As the millennial generation (those classified as adults ages 18-34) start to exercise their purchasing power, there is a strong sense of foreboding. The media is full of reports of how millennials don’t pay attention to or believe traditional advertising. Store brands proliferate and consumers who switched from name brands to save money when their household...