Using videogames and social media to reach consumers is a popular method for advertisers since more people, especially younger audiences, are watching less traditional television and aren’t exposed as much to TV commercials, said Allen Adamson, co-founder of Metaforce LLC, a New York marketing agency. But it isn’t a guaranteed Read more…
Kelly talks to branding and Allen Adamson, co-founder of Metaforce and NYU Stern adjunct professor, about his latest book, Shift Ahead: How The Best Companies Stay Relevant In A Fast-Changing World.
“There’s such pressure to say, ‘Hey, look at me,’” says Allen Adamson, cofounder of the branding agency Metaforce and an adjunct professor at New York University. “No one shares anything normal. It’s putting pressure on marketers to do bizarre, extraordinary things. Attention spans are nanoseconds.”
“There’s not much of a story that needs to be told about them,” said Allen Adamson, co-founder of Metaforce and brand consultant, of Godiva’s “top-of-mind awareness” play. “They need to get in front of eyeballs more often. They’re already in a nice premium position. To grow volume, it’s not about Read more…
There’s not a major difference whether you’re at Planet Fitness or an Equinox, or if you’re at Flywheel or SoulCycle. The bicycles and the ellipticals and the weights are not that different,” said Allen Adamson, the cofounder of marketing firm Metaforce and an adjunct professor at NYU’s Stern School fo Read more…
The “better day” message “doesn’t come through at all,” said Allen Adamson, a co-founder of New York-based marketing strategy firm Metaforce who reviewed the first TV ad. “For the people who followed this controversy carefully, they’ll get it,” Adamson said. “For the everyday pizza eater, I’m not sure they’ll get the reason why they Read more…
Selling direct-to-consumer opens up an opportunity that hasn’t historically existed for cereal brands in grocery stores, says Allen Adamson, co-founder of the consulting firm Metaforce and co-author of Shift Ahead: How the Best Companies Stay Relevant in a Fast-Changing World.
“I don’t think Barton F. Graf is the poster child for the end of independent creative agencies,” said Allen Adamson, brand consultant and co-founder of Metaforce. “In a different world, they probably could have sold themselves to a Deloitte.”
Allen Adamson, brand consultant and cofounder of Metaforce, doesn’t believe an influencer program will be enough to boost the Lee Jeans brand. “They’re well beyond a big ad campaign to make Lee a relevant brand again,” said Adamson. “They’ve struggled for years living in Levi’s shadow but even Levi’s is Read more…
“The table stakes are the quality of the product,” said Adamson. “As a startup, they’re already fighting a lack of authenticity. They have nothing else to fall back on. If they can’t put on an exciting game, then nothing else matters.”