Archive for the ‘African American’ Category
Fewer search consultants a good thing…
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Adweek just published an article citing a significant drop in the number of agency reviews being handled by search consultants. For those of us running smaller agencies, this is welcome news. Search consultants have always been closely tied to the larger holding company-owned agencies, and infrequently invited smaller, more forward-thinking ad agencies. As they old [...]
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Some Stats
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
A finding of note for advertisers is the 73% of Black respondents who say they respond favorably to advertising featuring multiple cultures. Sixty-eight percent of respondents say they favor companies who benefit the African American community. Overall, many respondents don’t feel enough content “speaks” to the community as a distinct culture with its own needs [...]
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Ghettoizing Black Advertising
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
While getting my feet wet in the world of Afican-American advertising and marketing I am coming across various articles relevant to all targeted and “urban” markets. I just love the fact that urban means black and latino, but not quite Asian or other targeted markets. Before going any further, I must admit growing up the ads [...]
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