The Kleber Critique
Advertisements permeate our lives – from television and radio (and streaming services, if you don’t happen to be a subscriber) to web pages, eblasts and billboards (yes, they still exist). However, not all advertising is created equal. The following articles share K&As take on the good, the bad and the “uncomfortable” when it comes to ads related to home and building products. All opinions are our own.
Campaign Critique: The Home Depot Docuseries – “Behind The Apron”
If there’s one goal building products brands are seeking to accomplish -- or at least should be -- it’s to stand out from the competition. Rather than, getting lost in the "sea of sameness." The challenge continues to be, is that there often isn’t much “new” or...
Campaign Critique: SaferMe Promotes Use of Spotcast QR Codes
Technology moves fast. Yet, adoption often can appear slow. Every once-in-a-while, a brand imagines a new application for a proven tech tool. And helps to propel our construction channel forward. An example of this phenomenon is QR codes -- the curious black-and-white...
Campaign Critique: How Benjamin Moore Is Reaching Multiple Audiences
For the building products channel, typically there are at least two or three customer groups that brands choose to target. The architects and designers who create the spaces. The contractors who apply the products. And the end users who live with the...
Campaign Critique: GAF’s New Initiative Is “Cool” Marketing
It’s been a really (really) hot summer. Fall is just around the corner, but -- in many parts of the country -- temperatures remain at record highs. GAF is leading an initiative to be a part-of-the-solution with their Cool Community Project. It’s a creative...
Campaign Critique: LIXIL Americas Targets the Next Generation
From a very early age, kids are asked what they want to be when they grow up. They almost never answer that they want to work in the construction or building trades. That needs to change. Fortunately, some forward-thinking brands are working to make a difference....
Campaign Critique: Why Coldwell Banker Isn’t Targeting Buyers
The world has changed dramatically for Real Estate brands. The least affordable housing market in decades has set the stage for a rise in the percentage of deals cancelled… as climbing rates make home ownership more expensive. Mortgage applications dropped last week...
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