Maybe you never realized it existed in the first place, but I’m happy to report that the NASA worm logo is back in all its 1970 modernist glory. At least for a while. To fully appreciate why I’m so thrilled, a little logo history lesson is in order. So let’s …more
Today is Lester Wunderman‘s birthday (June 22, 1920). Mr Wunderman is arguably one of the greatest marketing geniuses of our time. He is widely considered the creator of modern-day direct marketing. His innovations include the magazine subscription card, the toll-free 1-800 number, and loyalty rewards programs. He identified, named, and …more
I’m back, with part 2 of our three-part “History of Marketing” series – 100 years of marketing history distilled into 15 minutes of YouTube videos. In this episode, we’ll look at the freewheeling, skinny-tied, martini-infused 1950s Mad Men era of advertising history. A time when the data-driven, revenue marketing discipline of …more
