Limelight - September 2006 - When the journey is as important as the destination
Dear Clients and Friends of Resource Interactive,
Online marketing and advertising (OMA) have become the linchpins of entire brand campaigns. That's because, quite simply, OMA is an effective way for brands to speak when people want to listen. While strategic in nature overall, its successful execution is tactical, campaign-focused and requires an amazing attention to detail. A highly measurable approach, we can tell very quickly when, where and how we are connecting with consumers. Clients look to us for OMA success because of our solid understanding of traditional advertising and emerging technologies, in addition to our ability to create compelling visuals and our strong client service offering to build and manage effective media and vendor relationships.

iCitizen: the power of one. Billion. October 26-27, 2006 - A Resource Interactive Client Symposium From The Long Tail and digital populism to Everything Bad is Good for You and customer-brand co-creation, some of the nation's most recognized experts and innovators in online media, marketing, advertising and economics, including Chris Anderson, Steven Berlin Johnson, Ze Frank, Bob Garfield and our own Kelly Mooney, present their insights, theories and conclusions about the icitizen. »Learn more.

Strong, beautiful and gracing tables everywhere - Corelle

When Corelle hit the market in 1970, consumers quickly embraced its now legendary strength and durability. America's number one dinnerware brand has upped the ante again—with design innovation that challenges any rival competing for a place on tabletops everywhere from casual to contemporary. To increase sales across all channels, as well as to encourage customers to order online, this World Kitchen company is using OMA to raise overall brand awareness in a series of rich media banners that let customers view individual patterns with a single click. »Experience the campaign.
BYTESIZE: It's a bash. 
Resource just marked our 25th anniversary! And we are in the mood to party! So: calling all associates, alumni, clients and friends. We've reserved one of the hottest nightclubs in town—Sugar—for a sweet evening of fun, laughter and revelry. This swinging hot spot used to be our former office. Coincidence? We think NOT! To request an evite contact RI25@resource.com.

The Digital Millennials

NIGHTSTAND: Life After the 30-Second Spot - Joseph Jaffe - 
This recent publication builds a case that traditional advertising must change largely due to the web and the rise of consumer generated media. With consumers now in control of when, where and how they consume media, brands must figure out new ways to get the message to the right people.
The Digital Millennials: R U Ready?

Catch up with Resource President and Chief Experience Officer, Kelly Mooney, as she presents findings from our in-depth study into the lifestyles and viewpoints of this post-1982 generation whose lives are not only enhanced by technology, but somewhat defined by it. Find out what we expect this to mean for retail marketing and e-commerce. »Register for shop.org

New look, new scent, new OMA - Herbal Essences
Creative use of Flash, PointRoll and dead-on creative drives in-banner registration for free samples and the product trial deemed necessary for this mainstay hair care brand. A two-banner set of ads for Herbal Essences was developed to provide deeper product descriptions with dynamically changing rollover content. Intended to steward the transition during a new collection's introduction, it remains important to communicate with loyal users and to attract new ones. »See which collection is right for your hair.



Delivering results with OMA
Mark Hillman    Associate Creative Director, Mark Hillman, leads our online advertising efforts. From a background in traditional advertising, Mark has taken his skills at generating big ideas, coupled with his passion for new and evolving technologies, and applied that to OMA development that delivers results across all digital media. Under his watch, over the past year, Resource has developed online advertising campaigns for Wal-Mart, Herbal Essences, Shaw Floors, Head & Shoulders, Corelle, Aussie, Kohler and Scotts.