20 Aug Freaked-Out Photos
Remember the old adage, “A picture’s worth a thousand words.”? I’ve been a believer in the power of visual brand awareness since the days of Dr. Suess, Tom Terrific and The Captain & Bunny Rabbit entered my life.
And how many of you are old enough to recall being concerned over Big Brother? No, not the awful guys on one of the most-amazed-it’s-still-onTV shows, but the Big Brother concept that was kicked off by the novel, “1984”.
Now it looks like our social media pals are the “real” Big Brother. All those darling selfies and more are being mined for lots of data for advertisers.
Every Nike swish is being tracked. The ad world will know what brand of beer is in your boyfriend’s hand. And that you probably shop at Target since the bullseye is behind you in your profile picture…ever so slightly. Yep, this trend really is freaking out folks just a bit – even those guys who take their iPhones to bed with them.
Once that data’s all mashed up and spit back out, you’ll be even more specifically targeted. Makes you think – do you really want to wear that Polo shirt anymore?
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