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Jeanne O'Neill

With the markets on the rebound and stories of the W-Curve beginning to wane, it appears the U.S. economy may recover within the next year or so. While this turnaround is largely dependent on growth in consumer spending, marketers will need to redefine and communicate differently to the new consumer of the post-recession era.

These targets may never return to previous levels of  spending, nor even think of buying products in the same way…or at the same price. The new consumer will take a much more cautious approach to spending and saving money in the future. He/she may believe that another recession could occur shortly after his/her retirement and education portfolios values return to where they were in 2007. And, price will become the key determinant in the purchase of products and services for the majority of Americans, cutting across multiple demographic and lifestyle segments.

Brand image, enhanced product features and value perceptions may not regain their former status in the purchase decisions for a long time. Marketers will be challenged in their efforts to position and distinguish their brands when all category players are competing on price.

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Tim Itano

Looking for something new? In a universe where advertisers are constantly looking for that next great place to expose their must-have products to the marketplace, it’s becoming more and more difficult to find areas that haven’t already been reached.

In recent years, the advertising community has secured product placements in movies, music videos, TV shows (dramas, sitcoms, reality, you name it) stadium sponsorship/ownership, social media endorsements and viral events/storylines galore–they’ve even secured body art on athletes at certain high profile events.

The latest, freshest opportunity blows in from north of the border in the form of a new reality-based show called Commercial Break, created in partnership between a Toronto-based Ad agency and a high-profile commercial production company.  From its description, the show combines elements of AMC’s blockbuster hit, Madmen, with NBC’s single elimination series, The Apprentice.

The show’s relevance comes from the fact that it is based on 10 contestants creating real ads for real clients in the hope of landing a year-long contract with a high profile Toronto production company. The product advertisers, who were in the process of being secured, would have the tremendous advantage of having their virtues discussed ad nauseum during the creative process and broadcast to the show’s loyal followers (and numerous YouTube and other social site’s viewers as well).

To read more about this unusual ad venture, click here.

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