Here’s a bit of fun to distract you from your mid-week blahs: The idea of “subliminal advertising” is a controversial one, with some folk claiming it definitely works, and others (many of whom are psychologists and doctors, mind you) claiming that it has no long term effect on anyone’s behavior. Regardless of where you personally [...]

Last week, there was a fantastic piece on AdAge detailing how Wal-Mart’s famed “productivity loop” now appears to be working against them rather than with them as it once did. The general consensus? Wal-Mart may actually be dying at the hands of its own business model: “The business model developed by Sam Walton in the [...]

If you’ve been taking screen shots the caveman way (Fn + PrntScr perhaps?), then it’s time to upgrade a little and make your life (and the lives of those you work with) much, much easier. Jing is a screenshot and screencast program from TechSmith that has become an almost indispensible part of my daily work. [...]

Always wanted to go to Stanford? Did not, perhaps, have the grades or copious amounts of cash to actually get in and take a class? No worries – you can do it for free now, this fall. Stanford is offering a series of computer science courses online this fall that absolutely anyone can take (as [...]

As promised, I am back for some more talk about video marketing – this time, with a look at some low budget video ads that have since gone viral and done very well for themselves (and their brands) in the process. To make an effective video to promote your brand in some way, you do [...]