Emarketer’s 2017 Media Consumption Study Release

US Adults Spend an Average of 12 Hours a Day Consuming Media Media Planners Need to Be Aware of These Changing Trends in Content Consumption EMarketer recently released its updated 2017 US media consumption estimates, spanning across digital, TV, print, radio, and other various online platforms. It’s further proof that one of the hardest jobs […]

Advertising: Stop Blaming It for Sales Issue

It took me awhile, but now I get it.  Ten years of media selling leads to certain cognitive biases. In the past,  I would refer clients to Law #4 of Al Ries’ “22 Immutable Laws of Branding:”  The Law of Advertising. Ries argues that the purpose of advertising is not necessarily to drive sales, but rather […]

Restaurant Impossible: Success Paradox in Business

Have you ever watched Restaurant Impossible?  DVR’d episodes, reruns, it doesn’t matter:  If it’s on, I’m tuned in.  In short, I’m addicted.  In the event you’re in the unfathomable group who has no idea what I’m talking about, or you’ve cut the cord altogether, let me briefly explain the premise. Chef Robert Irvine has 48 […]