by Drew Boyd | Mar 20, 2017 | Advertising Tools, Culture of Innovation, Evaluation Ideas, Google, Kickstarter
by Deb Gabor A store is a place you go to buy stuff, usually out of convenience or habit. In contrast, brands inspire irrational loyalty and yes, even love. How does a company build itself into a brand that people can fall deeply, madly in love with? The old model...
by Drew Boyd | May 11, 2015 | Advertising Tools, Culture of Innovation, Evaluation Ideas
Jacob Goldenberg, in his book, “Cracking the Ad Code,” describes eight creative patterns that are embedded in most innovative, award- winning commercials. The tools are: 1. Unification 2. Activation 3. Metaphor 4. Subtraction 5. Extreme Consequence 6....
by Drew Boyd | Mar 16, 2015 | Advertising Tools, Attribute Dependency, Consultants, Creative Valentines Day, Culture of Innovation
The Unification Tool is a tricky but effective tool for outdoor advertising. Unification recruits an existing resource and forces it to carry the advertising message. That resource can come from within the medium itself or within the environment of the medium. In...
by Drew Boyd | May 20, 2013 | Advertising Tools, Culture of Innovation, Evaluation Ideas, Innovation Clusters
The Subtraction tool works by removing elements generally considered essential to the situation. The tool can be used in any marketing communications medium (television, print, and so on). The tool works by drawing your attention to the missing...
by Drew Boyd | Mar 18, 2013 | Advertising Tools, Consultants, Culture of Innovation, Evaluation Ideas
The Unification Tool is a tricky but effective advertising tool. Unification recruits an existing resource and forces it to carry the advertising message. That resource can come from within the medium itself or within the environment of the medium. In other words, the...
by Drew Boyd | Feb 11, 2013 | Advertising Tools, Culture of Innovation, Design Thinking, Evaluation Ideas
The Metaphor is the most commonly used tool in marketing communications because it is a great way to attach meaning to a newly-launched product or brand. The Metaphor Tool takes a well-recognized and accepted cultural symbol and manipulates it to connect to the...
