John Rose
Creative director, author and Rose founder, John Rose writes about creativity, marketing, business, food, vodka and whatever else pops into his head. He wears many hats.

Media Mix Modeling.
Is AI the Missing Piece in the Age-Old Puzzle?

The quest for the “holy grail” of marketing, a platform that precisely determines the optimal mix of marketing…

Beyond Advertising: The Case for a PR-First Approach

I often refer to myself as an Ad Man. I entered this business as a copywriter, and I…

YouTube Still Flourishing in the Age of TikTok

As the digital landscape becomes increasingly dominated by short-form vertical videos, epitomized by TikTok’s global surge, YouTube stands…

Branding the Holidays

How Coca-Cola and Montgomery Ward Shaped Christmas The iconic image of Santa Claus as a jolly man in…

Measuring PR Success

For decades, public relations professionals faced a significant challenge: quantifying the return on investment (ROI) of their efforts….

SEO Will Remain a Top Marketing Strategy in 2024

Did you know that 90.63% of websites get zero traffic from Google searches? For most businesses, that’s the…

Voice Search Marketing: The Next Frontier
in Digital Strategy

Stop me if you heard this one: “My wife asked me why I was speaking so softly at…

Why Your Company Needs a Chatbot

I hate communicating with businesses. I hate being put on hold. I hate explaining my inquiry or complaint…often…

The Advantage of Long-Term Influencer Relationships

Influencer marketing, once a novel approach, has evolved into a cornerstone of a modern marketing strategy. Today, the…

Listen Up! The Re-Emergence of Audio Marketing

My career in marketing began as an account executive at a Boston radio station. Though I spent much…