Q&A with Richard Dunmall, VP Microsoft Advertising Global Accounts and Agencies

On Monday Richard Dunmall, the Vice President of Global Accounts and Agencies for Microsoft Advertising was in Toronto talking to marketers and agencies. 2012 is a big year for Microsoft as it prepares for the launch of Windows 8 which represents the biggest change to the company’s operating system in more than a decade.

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Advertising Week – CP+B goes 6 for 6 :P

(Still tweaking just so you know I just wanted to finally get it up) Without question 6 for 6 by CP+B presented by MDC Partners was one of the most popular sessions of the final full day of Advertising Week, Thursday, October 6th. 6 trailblazers were given just 6 minutes to present based on a …

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Creative Up to 4 Times More Important than Media Plan

via comscoredatamine.com I can agree in part but I think if the media plan and Ad ideas work together you can enhance the effectiveness as a whole more than either could on it’s own. This also seems to be based on current views not necessarily on hard data and I can’t agree with how it …

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#ChuckNorris in a Czech T-Mobile AD – Ass Kickin’ goes East

So I saw this in my email and having the Chuck Norris fact generator meant that if I valued my life or my teeth at all I had to post this: Chuck Norris in a Czech  T-Mobile ad. I was thinking WTF and OMG then LOL all at once! For good measure here is the …

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The Future of Interactive Marketing – Windows Mobile 7 (Written for Ad Buzz Canada)

At Advertising Week Microsoft gave a short demo of Windows Mobile 7, Microsoft gave some really interesting insights into what they wanted to do with their newest mobile OS. Windows Mobile 7 was a chance to start fresh. Mobile is growing 8 times faster than the Internet is. One reason is because your mobile device …

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