Campaign Critique: Pella Windows “Surfing for Attention”

Campaign Critique: Pella Windows “Surfing for Attention”

Whether they realize it or not, building products marketers — like all marketers — are after one thing. It’s not brand awareness. Customer loyalty. Clicks or views or impressions or engagement. It’s not even sales. All those goals are...
Critique: Are we Offended by this Bidet Brand’s Campaign?

Critique: Are we Offended by this Bidet Brand’s Campaign?

Recently, Joe Rogan lamented the death of comedic movies while talking with a guest on his podcast. In this era of extreme political correctness, being even the slightest bit offensive is a cardinal sin. To prove their point, Rogan and his guest said that a movie like...
Tractor Supply “Life Out Here” Millennial Homeowner Campaign

Tractor Supply “Life Out Here” Millennial Homeowner Campaign

For brands that want to appeal to customers migrating to the Next Frontier, you can either follow them there… or you can greet them when they arrive. Retailer Tractor Supply Company seems poised to do the latter. A drive across America’s Heartland will...
What Building Product Brands Can Learn From a Subway Sandwich

What Building Product Brands Can Learn From a Subway Sandwich

Early this year, fast-food chain Subway was hit with a lawsuit alleging that their tuna sandwiches contained no tuna – and, well, no fish at all. While the company was ultimately exonerated, their response provides a lesson in how not to...
ADT Redeems Itself

ADT Redeems Itself

Earlier this year we were highly critical of ADT’s Super Bowl ads, which featured HGTV personalities Adam and Drew Scott (aka “The Property Brothers”). Perhaps we should have held our criticism in abeyance while they rolled out the rest of the...