Together, we’re at an inflection point in marketing and advertising. Old, tried-and-true methods and tools are being completely upended by new technologies and, especially, new ways of thinking. This dynamic can be seen in Unilever’s recent experiment that...
If there’s one technology that’s stood the test of time as a marketing technique, it’s email. News of its death has, on multiple occasions, been greatly exaggerated. But is the end of marketing emails and e-newsletters in sight? What should building...
The home and building world was rocked recently by a new report that millennials who have purchased homes, to a very large degree, regret that decision. How did this happen? And what can you do about it? For years, the industry has struggled with mixed signals from...
Well, another Super Bowl is behind us, and with it are all of the over-thought, dubiously strategic, creative-for-creativity’s-sake commercials. As with every year, the time between the on-field action (such as it was) was filled with gems and duds in almost...
It’s a tough time to be a journalist covering the building and remodeling industry. Or just about any trade industry, for that matter. Which also presents an opportunity for you as a home & building materials marketer to fill a void…if you do it...
