show vs. tell
October 27th, 2009It’s pretty ironic that a brand like Apple who’s supposedly all about “discovery” keeps telling consumers about all the freakin’ iPhone apps out there. These seemingly ubiquitous full page ads in every major newspaper and magazine have grown increasingly tire(d)some.
Rather than being told, “there’s an app for that,” don’t you think it would be far more intriguing to get people discovering for themselves and asking the (rhetorical) question, “wow, there’s an app for that?”
FINALLY, I noticed a marketer doing just this – Miller Lite. Their current tv spots show a scene in a crowded bar and a guy holding up his Miller Lite Beer Time! app ordering beers without having to screen across the bar. Useful? Check. Clever? Check. Kinda cool to “discover” the app without being told? Finally.
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November 4th, 2009 at
Couldn’t agree more…I almost feel like “getting that app” is yet another thing for the to-do list now. To just come across it, hear about it, experience the benefits of it, etc. is where the good marketing is.
December 2nd, 2009 at
I’m just grateful to have a reprieve from Justin Long BEING a Mac. I use a Mac. I have an iPhone. I’m an Apple guy…
But if Justin Long IS a Mac, I’m not sure I want to BE a Mac. Does anybody else find him to be self righteous and annoying? Can someone invent an app to make him go away?