Category Archives: Advertising

11 Jul

McDonald’s Latest Mascot Mcstake

By: Kasi Detmer, Account Associate “Do you eat it or does it eat you?” “Hey @McDonalds is that Gary Busey?” “Happy Meal Mascot Arrested After Eating Three Children.” McDonald’s newest mascot has been met with somewhat negative, if not hilarious, responses. “Happy” is a wide-smiling promoter of “balanced and wholesome eating.” However, the giant set […]

13 Jun

What Can Oral B Teach Us About Video Advertising?

By: Kaity Dunn, Account Associate YouTube has implemented more advertising over the years, and usually when an ad interrupts my video viewing, I’m impatient and a bit resentful of the interruption. But today, I credit the first exception to my disdain of video advertising to toothbrush manufacturer Oral B. In Oral B’s Father’s Day commercial, […]

27 Feb

A Love Letter to Delta Airline’s Branding

By Erika Turan, APR Senior Account Executive Dear Delta Airlines, I’ve flown with you dozens of times, you’ve gotten me to where I need to go safely and I’ve had some good adventures. And your flight attendants have been mercifully patient when my husband and I were Those Parents who nervously packed way too much […]

19 Sep
27 Aug

I’m a Little Lost

By Libby Esterle Senior Account Executive I hate being lost. I hate when things go missing. I hated how the creators of “Lost” punished us viewers with the series finale. Unfortunately for me, this is actually the second time I’ve written this blog (sort of) as my first version went missing.  Given that, I’m going […]

2 Jul

When Sexy is Funny, Good Things Happen

By Erika Turan, APR Senior Account Executive When did “sex sells” become the mantra for advertising? I can’t prove it, but I think I can make a convincing argument that there are some Egyptian hieroglyphics out there of a voluptuous young woman who wants to sell cat embalming for your personal tomb. Whenever it started, […]

18 Jun

Does Gwyneth Paltrow Have a PR Problem?

By Erika Turan, APR Senior Account Executive By my estimation, talented actors have a few options in how to manage their careers: 1. Continue acting, but branch out into sort-of related industries like directing, producing or writing (see: Shirley McClane, Tom Hanks, Julie Andrews). 2. Focus solely on acting, and do it really well (Meryl […]

13 Jun

What Oral B Can Teach Us About Video Advertising

By: Kaity Dunn Account Associate YouTube has implemented more advertising over the years, and usually when an ad interrupts my video viewing, I’m impatient and a bit resentful of the interruption. But today, I credit the first exception to my disdain of video advertising to toothbrush manufacturer Oral B. In Oral B’s Father’s Day commercial, […]

16 May
18 Apr

The new Cincinnati Enquirer format: the good, the bad and the ugly

By Mimi Rasor, APR President On March 11, the Cincinnati Enquirer became only the second major daily paper in the country to move to a new compact 10.5″ x 14.67″ size. Called the “Super Compact/Three Around” in industry lingo, the new size and corresponding content has been under design for more than a year. Enquirer […]