Does Pandora advertising work?

Want to know a secret? There is one (ok, two but this blog is only going to share one) media that we buy consistently for clients  that always produces ROI. We probably shouldn’t share it with the internet because we want all the inventory to ourselves. But since we’re an agency that takes pride in educating our clients and delivering …

Viral Marketing: What does it take to go viral?

Curious about viral marketing? If you haven’t already, it’s time to check out this quick, insightful TED talk about with Dao Nguyen, a media Analytics Expert at Buzzfeed. Buzzfeed, is known to have a knack for what will go viral. (How else can you explain 800,000 people gathering online to watch nearly 700 rubber bands combust a watermelon?!?)  As a …

Seattle Advertising Agency: How to advertise your business

As the owner of a Seattle advertising agency, I can relate to business owners who are weighing heavily their advertising investments for 2018. With media fragmentation and 100+ cold calls a month from media reps pitching “the best opportunity”, “fire sale prices” or “their best station/website/audience” etc., how is the owner of a company (who has a million other things …

Media Buying Tips: 2018 Advertising Plans

2018 is here! If you’re like some of our clients you may be having that moment of realizing your 2018 advertising plans should have been in place. Don’t panic. We’re working on 2018 media buying right now and this is an excellent time to do it! While it’s always nice to book early, and 4th quarter does give more time …

4 Common Reasons Your Advertising Strategy Fails

Have you ever heard of a Demographer? A Demographer is someone who studies human populations, in particular, their size and composition. They study births, deaths, and migration. An advertising strategy that is crafted with demography is more effective and delivers greater ROI! Demography in Advertising Demographer Ken Gronbach explains that Demography demonstrates the “enormous power of counting people, promote[s] the …

Digital Advertising Seattle Xennials: Meet the Demographic between Gen X and Millennials

Finally! My generational identity has been defined! Thank you Marleen Stollen und Gisela Wolf for accurately painting the picture of the challenge that so many advertisers, trying to reach this unique demographic, face. There are major differences between a Millennial and a Generation X. Now those differences can be classified into a neat and tidy demographic of it’s own! Meet …

Thriving, Expanding, and Breaking Records

A great success story to share for a client that we’ve been media buying for this year! What a great article sharing the wonderful growth and expansion Seabrook has had in 2017. Washington’s beach town enjoyed record-breaking home sales and vacation rental rates this summer. If you’ve never had an opportunity to visit Seabrook, it’s worth checking out. Congratulations to …

Advertising Using Native Content

As part of the overall advertising plan, we recently worked with KOMO 4 and Seattle Refined to have this beautiful native content segment produced for Fort Lawton. It turned out fantastic. This type of sponsored content provides value beyond the initial television airing and online posting. It’s about giving the client content to share socially and to re-purpose for sales …

Digital Targeted Advertising: Tactics to Target at Every Level of User Engagement

Digital advertising tactics are evolving at lightning speed. We’re constantly learning and innovating to best serve of clients and their unique marketing needs. Here’s a quick rundown of the type of digital targeted advertising tactics we’ve been using lately. Geo-fence Targeting – Targeting based on your location and your competitor’s locations. Category Contextual Targeting – Targeting on sites with content …