Posts By: stradvertising

I am a big Vikings fan. I am not a huge fan of the NFL, I prefer college, but I do have a fondness for the Vikings dating back to my childhood when my father and I would root them on Sunday afternoons. So, last night I was watching the Vikings vs. Rams game instead … Continue reading McDonald’s Gave Me A Happy Meal →

I would like to give Farmer’s Insurance and their Ad Agency, RPA, a round of applause for a great campaign in two of the most important aspects. They position themselves differently, yet effectively, and have great storytelling. Farmer’s Insurance is killing it with their ad campaign, “We know a thing or two because we have … Continue reading Farmers Insurance →

I am an avid viewer of YouTube. It is the world’s second largest search engine and a great platform for video content and podcasting alike. I love shows like Joe Rogan, a host of FS1 sports talk shows and Garyvee. They provide me with different and valuable information that I apply in my daily life, … Continue reading A Quick Shoutout to Nest →

I am writing this blog post because I am not sure if we have one due this week or not. I would like an A in this class so I would rather be safe than sorry. I wanted to take this post make a thank you for Professor Croom and to reiterate some of the high … Continue reading Safe and Confused →

It’s crazy to think this is my last blog post for this class. Crazy to think how fast the semester went by and crazy to think it’s almost over. Professor croom did a great job with his limitations and set things he needed to teach. I do wish it was more of an Adobe focused … Continue reading Bye bye →

As the sun sets on another semester and another course this blog post lets me reflect on the things I have and have not learned in this course. I get to talk pros and cons and give my own personal OU eval. Let’s start. It is difficult to find one single word that sums up … Continue reading Goodnight Ad Copy and Layout →

These last few weeks we have been working with the adobe program photoshop. I think everyone has heard of photoshop and its wondrous capabilities when it comes to editing pictures, but one thing I was not aware of is that it can be used to design websites. Well, kind of, anyway, it can design how … Continue reading Photoshop is not picture perfect →

I am proud to say I, Gage Bauer, have made something in Adobe suite. It might be a very simple and awkwardly drawn puzzle piece, but it counts. It is also much better than the atrocity that the newest, and soon to be the newest failure, a bar on campus corner, Chyxs and Styx. Their failure … Continue reading Chyxs and Styxs makes me syxs →

Positioning, it’s something that Al Ries and Jack Trout laid out all the way back in 1980. Companies who do not hold to the laws of Positioning, that is the first two companies in a consumer’s mind will prosper and the others will slowly but eventually suffer, will suffer for it. They laid out several … Continue reading The Google Pixel is doomed to fail →

I will start with this, I am not a fan of capitalizing on holidays. I think they are special periods people experience a few times a year, but with that said, what’s up with Valentine’s Day? February 14th, it is a day of love for some and loneliness for others. Everyone is reminded of whom … Continue reading Valentine’s Day, where you at? →