Last night I went to a lecture given by Rob Cherof of BBDO Atlanta entitled "The Economy and Advertising." Although one's (my) first thought was, "well, seems like the economy and advertising are going pretty crappy. People have less money. People spend less money." But, the presentation focused a lot on how people seem to be "getting back to basics."...asin...duh! This Hummer will not ACTUALLY bring me happiness, that's just a silly marketing ploy that everyone knows is a culturally accepted joke.
The speaker mentioned this kickass website that basically keeps track of all the crazy activity on the internet in real time. He pulled it up at the beginning of the meeting and then we looked at how much the
What strikes me about the communication boom that my generation knows as the only reality is this: WE STILL DON'T COMMUNICATE!
