Digital Media and Omni-Channel Marketing

In 2018, digital media spending will surpass traditional media for the very first time. Traditional media still plays a crucial role in reaching consumers, but each new internet connected device, social network, and cutting edge app disrupts the old model, giving marketers a new point through which they can interact with their target customers. With so many choices, there are …

is my phone listening to me

Is my phone listening to me?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock without a smartphone – yes, we can hear you. (Is your phone listening to you?) All of us, all of you. Us… being “the advertisers” You know that detailed conversation you had with your friend over brunch? Sharing summer plans, upcoming vacations, and what’s not to miss in the Nordstrom Anniversary sale? You …

Gen Z… where you won’t be finding them in the media

Gen Z is already moving away from Facebook….what’s next? Born between 1995 & 2010, Generation Z is growing up quickly and consuming content along the way. “Generally, members of Gen Z are tech-savvy, pragmatic, open-minded, individualistic — but also socially responsible,” An Hodgson, an income and expenditure manager at Euromonitor International, told Business Insider.” Business Insider goes on to remind …

Traditional Advertising Agency – 2018 Advertising Costs

There are so many media options in 2018 that many business owners feel overwhelmed by the volume of cold calls they receive from advertising reps calling to sell them advertising. Our clients forward our traditional advertising agency sales pitches nearly every day that they’d like us to take a look at. Over the past 10 years we’ve seen thousands and …

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 …

Seattle Advertising Agency

Not everyone can afford a big ad agency. “Big” often means matching big fees and retainers for services and more often than not, if you’re a small to medium size advertiser, you’ll be passed down to junior executives cutting their teeth with your brand and your media dollars!  Thrive believes that the all advertisers deserve big attention from a professional …

Mandarin Seattle Magazine – Advertising to Chinese Investors

According to Tiger Oak Media, “As Seattle continues to top best-of lists and garner international attention, the area has become a smart and logical choice for Chinese investors, immigrants and visitors. The National Association of Realtors reports that China has more than 2 million millionaires, 47 percent of whom plan to move out of the country in the next five …