{"id":2139,"date":"2008-10-15T06:43:53","date_gmt":"2008-10-15T05:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/?p=2139"},"modified":"2008-10-23T09:21:33","modified_gmt":"2008-10-23T08:21:33","slug":"who-are-the-most-influential-people-in-advertising-marketing-and-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/who-are-the-most-influential-people-in-advertising-marketing-and-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are the Most Influential People in Advertising, Marketing and Media?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/steve-jobs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2140 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/steve-jobs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"226\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/steve-jobs.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/steve-jobs-150x141.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 240px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 240\/226;\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\">AdWeek<\/a> is conducting a poll to help its editors determine who the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/aw\/content_display\/news\/media\/e3i25cba8ba761bcf123bd80e88d1340069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most influential person in advertising, marketing and media<\/a> is.\u00a0 Since branding is so closely integrated with advertising, marketing and media, I was immediately drawn to this survey.\u00a0 However, I was disappointed in the list of people to vote for.<\/p>\n<p>The list is made up of a number of popular bloggers, corporate execs, and celebrities, but it seems to be missing something.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not suggesting that Oprah Winfrey isn&#8217;t influential.\u00a0 She probably tops this list in many parts of the world, but I do think the list should be split between the celebrities and bloggers and the people in the trenches of advertising and marketing.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t seem appropriate to top a list of the most influential people in advertising, marketing and media with J.J. Abrams.\u00a0 I know <em>Lost<\/em> is a popular TV show and I loved <em>Alias<\/em>, but it doesn&#8217;t make complete sense.\u00a0 I should also mention that as of right now, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/aw\/content_display\/news\/media\/e3i25cba8ba761bcf123bd80e88d1340069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Steve Jobs of Apple\u00a0is in the lead<\/a> with almost twice as many votes as the next closest person on the list.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It goes back to the rule of not trying to make your brand be everything to everyone.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not sure what AdWeek&#8217;s intention was to lump these three functions together in the same list.\u00a0 While on the surface it seems to make sense, when you look deeper, it&#8217;s not a fair representation of advertising, marketing and media.\u00a0 I suppose the intention is to make as big a bang as possible with the 30th anniversary edition of AdWeek in which the final &#8220;winners&#8221; will be featured.<\/p>\n<p>I think there is a lesson for brand managers and executives to learn from this.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t try to go too big or you&#8217;ll miss the boat.\u00a0 Focus on a targeted output and consistently deliver on that image, message and promise.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll never be able to be all things to all people.\u00a0 If you try to be, you run the risk of seeming unbelievable or even arrogant.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think is the most influential person on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/aw\/content_display\/news\/media\/e3i25cba8ba761bcf123bd80e88d1340069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AdWeek poll of the most influential people in advertising, marketing and media<\/a>?\u00a0 Or would you choose someone who is not included in the poll at all?<\/p>\n<p><em>Image: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/mingofaust\/2568192888\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Flickr<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AdWeek is conducting a poll to help its editors determine who the most influential person in advertising, marketing and media is.\u00a0 Since branding is so closely integrated with advertising, marketing and media, I was immediately drawn to this survey.\u00a0 However, I was disappointed in the list of people to vote for. 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