Creative Advertisement note from a Generation Y-er

Simply saying “You need insurance coverage” does not work with my generation. What does? Something that can take my breath away, some pieces of advertisement that will make me think of the brains behind it. This company did a great job with their ad. Now that I’ve seen it, I think that this company is cool and it will easily fit into my lifestyle. I want to identify with companies that are cool like that.

Online resources for marketing beginners

I am new to both writing blogs and following blogs. These are some websites and blogs that I found through online research and LinkedIn suggestions from professionals. If you are interested in learning new happenings in advertising and marketing, read them.

1. www.targetmarketingmag.com
2. http://www.targetmarketingmag.com/channel/denny-hatchs-blog
3. www.adage.com
4. www.adweek.com
5. www.brandweek.com
6. www.dmnews.com
7. www.salesandmarketing.com
8. www.trendwatching.com – briefing monthly
9. www.marketingtoday.com
10. www.promomagazine.com
11. www.marketingprof.com
12. www.mashable.com
13. http://www.emarketer.com/blog/
14. http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/section/SMB/
15. http://www.seomoz.org/blog – Search engine optimization
16. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/ – very motivational
17. http://www.twistimage.com/blog/
18. http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/
19. http://outspokenmedia.com/blog/
20. http://blog.hubspot.com/
21. http://www.chrisbrogan.com/
22. http://www.martinlindstrom.com/ – Science and marketing combined