The Essence Behind Radio Advertising

Welcome to the Basics Radio advertising is based on the idea of creating an audio-only environment and placing the listener inside of it. A typical radio spot features a professional voice-over artist reading descriptive copy over an appropriate bed of background...

5ives: QR Code Woes and 5 Easy Fixes

QR Codes are everywhere. As the hottest trend in marketing since social media, a lot of people are experimenting with this new technology. Like any experiment, some results work and some blow up in your face. This explosion of QR Codes in Fargo-Moorhead has generated...

Rise Above the Fallout After Being Bold Bombs

Here’s the scenario: You developed a gutsy advertising campaign. The highly conceptual creative execution stemmed from a sound, reasonable strategy. Everything looks slick, sophisticated, cool and trendy. The ads runs. The phone calls pour in. The campaign...

5ives: Media Metrics to Know

Fundamentals Before we dive too far into this article, I want to toss out a quick crash course in media buying. Since most people are familiar with terms like demographics and ratings, I’ll use broadcast media (TV and radio) for the bulk of the examples....