The Ad Guys are Wrong! Less Targeting, More Bonding

“Advertising is all about being in the right place, at the right time, with the right audience.”

In 1980, it became evident that technology gave the ability for advertisers and brands to target audiences. Using technology, they’d greater their odds at being in the right place, at the right time. In the 80’s, targeted ad tech came in the form of cable television, time-targeting and sociodemographics. It was the worlds first experience with toy commercials playing on cartoon networks or jewelry ad’s running on soap operas. It was advertising’s first foray beyond innocence. Continue reading “The Ad Guys are Wrong! Less Targeting, More Bonding”