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04.29.15

Here is Advertising: The Timeless Relevance of the Agency Greats

On a hot summer night in 1948, E.B White wrote an essay called Here is New York. It’s a perfect portrait of a place. I almost wrote “time and place,” but that would be incorrect. Sure, there are...

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04.14.15

Note To Nielsen: Don’t Let eXelate Die On The Vine

I dream of democratized media: a converged, channel-agnostic world with granular targeting capabilities, bought programmatically and accessible to just about anyone with a credit card. I work at a leading...

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03.12.15

The New Senior: One Size Does Not Fit All

This year marks an exciting generational milestone – the youngest of the Baby Boomers turns 50 years of age. But they aren’t necessarily celebrating. In fact, most don’t even consider themselves...

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03.04.15

R2C Group Adds Toner As Agency’s First CMO

PORTLAND, Ore. – March 4, 2015 – Independent agency R2C Group announced today that it has added Mark Toner as its first Chief Marketing Officer. Toner will oversee all marketing and agency growth for...

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02.24.15

Why Transactional Brand Building Gets the Oscar for “Best Big Picture” Approach

The Oscars got me thinking about what marketers expect consumers to do after viewing their ads during a big event.  Headlines across the media landscape too often focus on who won the social battle, or...

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02.19.15

R2C Group Promotes Jane Crisan to President

PORTLAND, Ore. – February 19, 2015 – R2C Group® announced today that it has promoted Jane Crisan to President. Crisan, who retains her title as COO, will run the day-to-day operations of the agency...

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