Blog, Boelter Lincoln, Milwaukee, Millennials, Professionals

Milwaukee, a City You Should “TOTALLY Work In”

In the eyes of some seasoned professionals and colleagues, there is a stigma of Milwaukee. To those individuals, Milwaukee (like many other “Rust Belt” cities) is seen as old, cold and rather stodgy, not a destination that upwardly mobile millennials would want to relocate. To be fair, I have heard my fair share of woe…

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Boelter Lincoln, Blog, Location-based Advertising

Location-Based Advertising 101

Many Americans literally use their phone from the moment they open their eyes in the morning to the moment they close them at night—and making calls is only a fraction of that usage. Navigation tools have become particularly ubiquitous; phone GPS systems are now used to get us everywhere from the new coffee shop down…

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Boelter Lincoln, Blog, Super Bowl, Advertising

Hollywood Sunday: A Brand’s Guide to Super Bowl Ad Success

For 364 days of the year, a majority of audiences have their finger on the mute button the moment “The Bachelor” or “This is Us” goes to commercial. Super Bowl Sunday is a different story. It’s simple: brands flock to attention. Attention is measured in eyeballs. 189 million pairs of eyeballs are expected to watch…

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Boelter + Lincoln, Blog, Packers, Social Media

How do Packers fans #RunTheTable?

When it comes to fan experience, only one team with nearly 100 years of dedication, beer drinking, football-loving Americans has the liberty to say they’re The Best Fans in the NFL, according to Forbes. It’s no surprise that Packers fans thrive on voicing their emotions via social media. Whether it’s a green and gold selfie…

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Blog, Boelter Lincoln, Live Streaming, Social Media

3 Ways to Use Live Streaming Social Media

“If you didn’t put it online, it never happened.” It’s not a new idea that if you want your brand to stay relevant (especially with millennials) you need to find a way to keep in touch with the outlets consumers are using most often. Television is certainly not dead, but it doesn’t reach the masses…

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Blog, Boelter + Lincoln, Pokémon

Pokémon Go: The Augmented Reality Show

Millions of people across the U.S. are trying to “catch ‘em all.” No, it’s not the ‘90s, but Pokémon Go has the all-so-coveted attention of the modern millennial consumer. What better way to intrigue a generation resisting the urge to plunge into traditional adulthood than to pique their childhood interests? Google startup  Niantic, the studio…

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Blog, Boelter + Lincoln, Food Marketers, Food, Marketing

Education a Key for Food Marketers

For many of today’s consumers, food has to be more than just calories to fill you up. It has to contribute to a healthy diet and overall lifestyle. Looking at the last meal you ate, do you know what it did for your body? How much protein it provided? How many carbs? Were there any…

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Blog, Boelter + Lincoln, Millennials, Health Care

Millennials Surfing For Health Care Value

Millennials might not seem like the target audience for a health care marketing campaign, but the truth is, they should be. Millennials have surpassed Gen Xers as the largest generation in the U.S. labor force, according to the Pew Research Center, and they’re bringing unique health needs with them. Combine that with their $2.45 trillion…

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Blog, Boelter + Lincoln, Google

Big Changes at Google Will Impact Marketers

As Heraclitus said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Google lives by that mantra. Not only does their name doodle change (almost) daily on the homepage, the search engine has made many updates to their ad platform during the last few months. To keep up with competing ad platforms, there are some key…

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Blog, Boelter + Lincoln, HOW Design Live, Graphic Design

HOW Design Live 2016

“When you make something no one hates, no one will love it.” While I didn’t agree with everything that Fredrick Ost and Magnus Berg presented during their breakout session at the HOW Design Live annual conference last week, this quote from the founders of Swedish design firm SNASK really struck me. It dared all of…

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