Advertising

Some states have banned the massive advertisement platforms. Someone online brought up a valid question; would Montana benefit from doing the same?

In the past, the Montana Office of Tourism has done a great job at bringing tourists into Montana. However, with the launch of a new campaign this month, I worry that this new campaign may be too late.

Local advertisers really have to come up with a creative ad that will entice customers to still shop locally.

From car stereos to mattresses, broken cell phones to tanning salons, here are two dozen local jingles that are probably buried in your head.

I work in advertising and have for nearly 40 years. I appreciate a creative ad as much as the next guy.

You can have the most amazing treasures to sell.  You can arrange them in the most eye-catching way.  You can spring for coffee, donuts, and foot massages.  If people don’t know you’re having a garage sale, it won’t matter.  That’s why you’ve got to get the word out...

Political advertisements are a necessary evil. But, I have a question for everybody who votes. After a very lengthy presidential election, and now a very hotly contested election for our lone senate seat in Montana, Is there any voter out there who doesn't know who they are going to vote for...

I am just as sick of it as you are. But political advertising is something that we have to put up with every 2 years, and then every four years for the presidential race. I have some news for the candidates who spend all of that money. Your advertising dollar has never affected my vote...

As I continually get more and more sickened by all of the political advertisements that I see on Television and hear on the radio, I have a couple of thoughts. First, some years ago there was apparently a law on the books in Montana where no political ads could run on an election day...

On my way back from my Christmas vacation in California I had to make a stopover the evening of December 30th in Las Vegas. As you may be aware, New Year's Eve in Las Vegas is insanity. They block off the strip from Mandalay Bay to the Riviera and everyone is partying in the street...

I was watching TV this morning before I came into work and I saw an ad for rubber vehicle floor liners that the announcer dubbed "The Perfect Christmas Gift". Really? Sometimes I wonder how far marketers are willing to go in terms of selling crap by calling it the "Perfect Christmas Gift": "Wouldn't you hate to die right before Christmas and leave your loved ones to foot