by marketingblogdr | Nov 23, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
Every time my brother in law sees LuLu, my 15 year old dog, he exclaims, “that thing’s not dead yet?!”. He’s a funny guy, but what it brings to mind is no laughing matter; the decade of delusion which prompted every digital disciple to proselytize the demise of...
by marketingblogdr | Oct 30, 2020 | 2021, blog roll
55 Years ago TODAY (10.27) the #Peanuts #Halloween special #ItsTheGreatPumpkinCharlieBrown aired for the first time on CBS. To celebrate the anniversary (and the Holiday), here’s an updated version of last years post on the topic: On Sunday, May 8, 1988,...
by marketingblogdr | Oct 23, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
This past summer, high demand led to shortages of Popeyes’ new Chicken Sandwich shortly after the item was added to the menu. Data from Numerator finds Gen Xers made up 43 percent of those buying the sandwich, followed by Boomers at 32 percent, Millennials at...
by marketingblogdr | Oct 14, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
The U.S. is one of only 2 countries to allow pharma companies to market directly to consumers (the other, New Zealand). “The Pharmaceutical industry is one of the biggest spenders in advertising in the United States, says Jacob Bell of Biopharma Dive. No...
by marketingblogdr | Oct 6, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
Watching Chopped on the Food Network is gut wrenching. I love to cook so I cant even imagine how much it must hurt these professional Chef’s to be blasted week in and week out by the judges. They’re really ratcheting up the humiliation too! I can...
by marketingblogdr | Oct 2, 2020 | 2020
To commemorate the 10,000th hit to the Marketing Blog Dr blog, I am giving away FREE access to my new workshop, “Spry Blogging”. Lucky #10,000 will receive free entry to our small group blog training class with your instructor.. yours truly! Blogging Today...
by marketingblogdr | Sep 14, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
September is a period of great transition. The leaves drop from the trees and we drop off the kids at the bus stop. HUT levels spike. Temperatures dip. It is where the Autumnal Equinox takes place. In the cold black void of space, the north pole, boldly and...
by marketingblogdr | Sep 1, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
One night – this blog post came to the MBD in a dream… back in 2016. I rarely re-post but I think you’ll find this one interesting enough… “stay safe”….. There are times when you wake up in the middle of the night...
by marketingblogdr | Aug 21, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
Imagine a time in the not so distant past where connection and communication is not yet instantaneous; where a cutting-edge new medium is just evolving into a global public sphere. The power it exerts is unusual and therefore expectations are...
by marketingblogdr | Apr 10, 2020 | 2020, blog roll
COVID-19. In the blink of an eye the virus has transformed us from little bees buzzing around metro colonies into overeating holed up moles! The phrase “self-quarantine” has taken over and become part of our daily conversation. A funny thing has happened...
