by David Intrator | May 31, 2013 | politics and culture
Last night I received an invitation to connect to a colleague on LinkedIn. For the sake of discretion, let’s call her Kay. I don’t know Kay very well, having only worked with her via telephone and internet on a single project quite some time ago. But it...
by David Intrator | May 30, 2013 | politics and culture
Although May 25th’s global March Against Monsanto received little mainstream media attention in the U.S., it was an event of historical significance. Last Saturday, close to 2 million people worldwide from in over 400 cities and 50 countries worldwide protested...
by David Intrator | May 28, 2013 | brand storytelling
It’s no surprise that Dove’s Real Beauty Sketches is the most watched internet commercial of all time, already having garnered close to 55.5 million views on YouTube across a variety of channels. The spot illustrates all the classic principles of effective...
by David Intrator | May 23, 2013 | politics and culture
It has become a truism among marketers that brands are no longer owned by companies, but by consumers. As shown above, internationally-acclaimed street artist, Banksy, has a characteristically irreverent take on the subject.
by David Intrator | May 13, 2013 | politics and culture
When Joshua Bell, one of the world’s greatest violinists, plays the Bach Chaconne, one of the world’s greatest works on a 1713 Stradivarius, one of the world’s greatest violins, he’s virtually ignored. Which goes to show that content of little...