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“Make Us Famous”

July 1, 2022

Early in his snarky, whip-smart analysis of what advertising can and cannot do for a business or brand, veteran adman Bob Hoffman asks: – Why do some actors get million dollar fees for appearing in movies while other equally good actors get nothing? – Why do some people get […]

Dissmore’s IGA: a Memorable Advertising Partnership

June 8, 2022

For most of its 85-year history, Dissmore’s IGA was owned and operated by members of the Dissmore family: founder Guy Dissmore, his son Chester, and grandson Mark. The store grew and prospered under three generations of Dissmore family stewardship. In May, 1998, it was announced that Dissmore’s IGA would […]

The Radio Mercury Awards – #ThirtyYearsinYourEars

July 7, 2021

2021 marks a milestone for the Radio Mercury awards. For 30 years, these awards have recognized exceptional audio advertising created by advertising agencies, production companies, and radio stations across America. The Mercury is to radio commercials what the Oscar® is to movies. The details and prizes awarded have changed from […]

The Smart Money Is on Baby Boomers

May 6, 2021

Do you invest in advertising for the goods or services you provide? Make sure you’re talking to and about the group that wields the most influence and spends the most money. You know who they are, don’t you? Source: Visual Capitalist Want a deeper dive into why you should be […]

Ten Tips for Advertisers

March 22, 2021

Bad ads waddle like a porcupine and make lots of little points. Good ads charge like a rhinoceros and make a single point powerfully. This is true regardless of your choice of media. Ad budgets are like that, too. When universities ask me to address their Advertising & Marketing majors […]

Remembering Rush Limbaugh

February 23, 2021

So much has been written and said about Rush Limbaugh this past week in the wake of his death at age 70. Much more will be said in the weeks and months ahead, as his millions of listeners and fans mourn his passing and recall the impact he had on […]

Advertising in a Time of Crisis

March 22, 2020

Roy H. Williams is the best-selling author of The Wizard of Ads, Secret Formulas of the Wizard of Ads, and Magical Worlds of the Wizard of Ads, available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and other booksellers. You can also download .pdf and audio versions free, courtesy of the […]

Rodney Dangerfield, Bank of Pullman, and Me

October 14, 2019

Celebrities are paid handsomely for endorsing products and services; the bigger the celebrity, the heftier the fee. Whether a celebrity endorsement is worth the sizable extra investment is debatable. It’s one thing to have a spokesman who is intimately if not inseparably associated with a brand. For example, Tom Bodett’s […]

Say Hello to the All-New Subway®!

October 3, 2018

Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of working with franchise owners Cam and JoReen Brinkman and their longtime downtown store and catering manager, Sara Tiegs (aka The World’s Fastest Sandwich Artist,” winner of the annual Subjammer competition in 2017 and runner-up in 2018). As most local residents know, a fire (ruled an […]

Lentils, Lentils, Lentils! (Radio, Radio, Radio!)

August 12, 2018

The National Lentil Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary on August 17th and 18th. I’ve had the pleasure of creating many of the festival’s radio commercials over the years. We’ve always tried to make them entertaining and fun, like the festival itself, and more than a few of them have received […]