Attack of the Killer Audio Ads: Part II

The market hits out again

By Lawrence Pintak - 14th December 2000 - Back to News

"Lawrence," said the voiceover on an animated Disney ad for costumes, "you can make Halloween happen by magic."

In an age when perfect strangers know what brand underpants I wear, I am long past the stage where I am surprised that Web marketers know either my name or the fact that I have children.

But when that pitch comes from a young woman apparently living in my e-mail box, it does stand out from the crowd.

Say hello to the latest step in the inexorable evolution of interactive advertising: ads that call out to you by name. It used to be that marketing mail just took up space in your mailbox. Now it talks to you.

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Source: http://gippsland.com/

Published by: office@messenger.com.au