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Monthly Archives: December 2011
UPDATE: The Potential Future of Google+
15 December on Experience, Google+, SoMoLo, UpdatesA while back I posted my thoughts on the future of G+. I’m just going to say… I told you so. Android all the way!
Lowe’s Fat, Racist Community FAIL
14 December on Customers, SoMoLoLowe’s announced on its Facebook Page that it will be pulling its ads from the TLC show “All-American Muslim”. They announced this decision via a note, which has since been deleted. Over 23,000 comments were posted on the note many …
Making Boring, Better!
09 December on Advertising, BrandingEven a cheese omelet can be an epic journey if it’s done right. Lurpak took emotional marketing to heart (pun intended). How else can you make butter sexy? When considering marketing a product, you are sometimes faced with seemingly boring …
Best Buy Empowers Moms
07 December on Advertising, Customers, ExperienceTarget may have missed their mark when it came to holiday commercials, but BestBuy isn’t messing around! Their 2011 Christmas Ad Campaign is sticking it to Santa and showing off the best goods! Staying true the great priced electronics and …
Target Missed the Target
05 December on Advertising, CustomersThis year’s holiday season brought out the big players in Black Friday ads. Every department store was boasting their best sales on the biggest shopping day of the year, but there was one company that stood out…. like a splinter …
About Merlin
I love beer, funky socks and strategy. A true geek and marketeer at heart. I work by the philosophy "marketing is a part of everything." The idea marketing is part of every process in business. 
Merlin U Ward is an passionate marketeer and strategist. As a serial entrepreneur he has built multiple companies in a variety of industries including tourism, nightlife, video, business networking and marketing.
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