Paul Sage – Marketing
Marketing Observations with some Sage Advice
Category: Brand Strategy
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I came across this “baby” at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in DC last week. https://geogallery.si.edu/10002811/rosser-reeves-star-ruby The Rosser Reeves Star Ruby was donated to the Smithsonian by Mr. and Mrs. Rosser Reeves in 1965. Rosser Reeves was an American advertising executive and pioneer of television advertising. His ads were focused around what he coined…
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Originally posted on Paul Sage – Marketing: Maybe you’ve heard the story. Maybe you’ve seen the photos. In case you haven’t, here’s the recap: Forty-two years ago today, early in the morning of December 21, 1970, Elvis Presley showed up, unannounced, at the gates of the White House to deliver a letter he had written…
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If you don’t live in Arkansas (and there’s a good chance you don’t) you’re missing the fun of Arkansas advertising. Today in my fair city of Little Rock I was listening to a local radio station and the spokesman for a Chevrolet dealership pitched the Impala as “the car for the man who’s not trying to impress…
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Its name is simple, its logo features a capital A, but too many people call it “Sports Academy.” WRONG!! It’s Academy Sports. OK, officially Academy Sports + Outdoors (with a plus sign). Maybe people confuse it with Sports Authority, a smaller competitor with little to no retail presence in my neck of the nation. Drives me nuts. It’s a…
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Last September I commented on a restaurant that was all over the menu board: https://paulsagemarketing.wordpress.com/2013/09/24/yadda-yadda-yadda-served-here/ A bad stroke of luck for all you Kebab/Philly/Mexican and More fans. Aladdin’s has turned to vapor. How ironic.
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A clever Canadian company, Bin There Dump That, knows how to differentiate even a most mundane and unglamorous thing. Not only have they chosen a unique, funny and memorable name, they promise a higher level of customer service and a “residential friendly dumpster.”
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I feel like the kid who just found out about Santa Claus, or, in keeping with the season, the Easter Bunny. My illusion has just been shattered. Ozarka® water is not made in Arkansas. I just assumed it was. But what do I know, I live in Arkansas. Nonetheless, I was just being logical, or…
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It’s as difficult to grasp as seeing Michael Jordan wearing a minor league baseball uniform. Tide, the iconic Procter & Gamble brand of heavy-duty laundry detergent, is now a dry cleaners. https://www.tidedrycleaners.com/WebPages/Home.aspx Their website says, “We’ve been in your home for over 60 years. It’s about time we got our own place. Discover a fresh…
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Maybe it was just a bad run of their label-making press. Maybe it’s my inability to discern fifty shades of pink. Maybe I just don’t grasp the concept of subtlety in packaging. I’m having a hard time reading the label on this bottle of Aquafina Flavor Splash Sparkling Berry Loco Four Berry Blend Flavor, a…
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Aladdin’s: KABABS, PHILLIES, MEXICAN & MORE No thanks, Aladdin. I’ll just take the Subway.