Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, & Branding for the quick-read crowd.

Posted on October 27, 2006 by jeffbarson

Zag… As in, when others zig. Marty Neumeier storyboards marketing, advertising, pr, and branding in the clearest way I’ve seen. You’ll notice that that branding image at the end is obviously holding the most weight with the intended audience.

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Here’s a sanitized link to Zag on Amazon.com.

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Discussion: 5 Comments

5 Responses to “Marketing, Advertising, Public Relations, & Branding for the quick-read crowd.”

1. 

   Lucas

   - 27th Oct, 06 04:10am

   Interesting… its sure is real basic but then again some of the best communication is.

   BTW… “I am a great lover”

   hahaha

   Luc

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2. 

   Mike

   - 27th Oct, 06 11:10pm

   Don’t forget “Word of Mouth”:

   So I overheard this girl talking to this other girl who heard from another girl that I’m a good lover.

   Great post, thanks Jeff.

   -Mike

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   Chris Brown

   - 30th Oct, 06 08:10pm

   You are so right, these illustrations show the differences so clearly.

   So what is direct mail?

   Thanks so much for the post.
   Chris

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4. 

   Robert Kingston

   - 31st Oct, 06 06:10pm

   Hey Chris,

   I think Direct marketing would be the girl reading a note saying “Hey Girl, I’m a great lover!”

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