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Marketing Myopia Revisited

Marketing Myopia Revisited

You are defined by your customer. You are not in the business of whatever your product or service you sell, you are actually “a customer-creating and customer-satisfying...

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The Changing Client/Agency Relationship

The Changing Client/Agency Relationship

The times they are a-changin’, and this is certainly clear in the dynamics between clients and ad agencies. Last year, the St. Louis American Marketing Association...

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Welcome to Your Airport

Welcome to Your Airport

For airline and cargo carriers – the B2B marketing audience for Lambert-St. Louis International Airport – their impression of St. Louis as a city is...

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Enterprise Sustainability in the Driver’s Seat

Enterprise Sustainability in the Driver’s Seat

They had a committed executive team.  They had a compelling, honest view.  But they had three platforms and no unified message to share internally and with consumers. ...

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Printing, Publishing & Beyond: Joe Hartman’s Journey

Printing, Publishing & Beyond: Joe Hartman’s Journey

Joe Hartman took his cap and gown and degree in graphic arts and technology and went to town as a training director at World Color Press (now Quad/Graphics) in...

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Why Awards Matter But Also Suck

Why Awards Matter But Also Suck

On the heels of the Oscars last night, it seems appropriate to come back to a conversation that began on Twitter about advertising awards. While there are nuances...

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Brand Love Begins Today

Brand Love Begins Today

It seems only fitting that Valentine’s Day marks the start of brand love for new agency Happy Medium.  You may remember AdSaint’s introduction to our...

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Musician + Writer + CD + Softball Coach = Ad Man

Musician + Writer + CD + Softball Coach = Ad Man

Note: Several corrections of original post included below. Tim Halpin turned to advertising after seeing a woman’s terrible portfolio at a bar and thinking:...

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