Busy with projects and random business. In the mean time, please enjoy these marketing articles from around the web:
- Major companies like PepsiCo, General Mills and McDonalds are turning to nostalgia marketing in hopes that warm, fuzzy feelings about the past will help make people feel better about the present and future. Good luck with that. [NYTimes]
- A raging debate over the future of online advertising. I won’t spoil it for you, but if your site is ad-supported things are going to get interesting in the near future. [TechCrunch]
- Nice piece of marketing by the producers of the new Star Trek movie: have a major cast member from the original series surprise unsuspecting fans with a showing hours before the international opening. Twitter nearly explodes with excitement. Well played. [Wired]
- Lastly, something good for the soul: 10 Swoon-Worthy Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. [delish]
