Former Television Host, Mark Bunting, Teaching Technology Marketing Class at Temerlin Advertising Institute

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SPRING 2015 – ADV 5302: Technology Marketing and Advertising 

The Course: Taking cue from Inside the Actors Studio, this weekly 3-hour class will include guest speakers from some of the industry’s biggest names. We will explore a myriad of topics involving the marketing and advertising of technology products and services.

Professor Mark Bunting is the former television host of many popular computer programs from CNBC, The Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel, www.MarkBunting.com www.SkyTV.net.

As a serial entrepreneur in both tech and media, Mark will expose students to a broad spectrum of topics within the technology advertising/marketing arena. A few of the topics will includes

  • Marketing Technology to Consumers
  • Agency and Client Relationship
  • Social Networking and The Changing Media Landscape
  • Entrepreneurialism
  • Print Advertising
  • PR’s Role in the Communication Mix
  • Marketing’s Influence in the Product Development Cycle Out of home/Alternative Media
  • Mobile and Social 

This class is designed to help students to understand the fundamental disciplines of strategy, creative, media and interactive in all facets of marketing communications for the high technology industry. A rich schedule of leading high tech marketing executives will present general case histories, new product go-to-market launch initiatives, general state-of-affairs and developing trends in technology marketing, as well as creative/media “problem solutions” that run the gamut from traditional “brand development” to “crisis or advocacy” work.

Students will hear directly from many of the marketing and advertising executives from Silicon Valley and the media industry. The program is designed to expose communication students pursuing Creative, PR, Agency, or Media careers to a portfolio of leading thinkers in the vertical of technology and consumer electronics. In addition, entrepreneurial opportunities in the changing landscape of a “new media” will also be explored.

In addition, we will explore the latest trends in digital advertising from mobile to social and its impact across marketing segments and industries. Entrepreneurialism in media will also be covered, as will the exploration of career opportunities involving all of the aforementioned.

Guest Speakers have included a number of key executives from leading technology and media enterprises. Past Speakers have included:

  • Sam Gilliland, Chairman and CEO of Sabre (Travelocity.com),
  • Rich Silverstein, of Goodby Silverstein
  • Howard Mittman, publisher of WIRED Magazine,
  • Colette LaForce– Chief Marketing Officer (AMD),
  • Rob Wrubel, Chief Innovation Officer – (University of Phoenix), and
  • Ann Finney – PR (Hewlett Packard).

Speakers from TI, Samsung and technology companies will also share their experiences throughout the semester.

TAI Graduate with Dieste Pays Tribute to Advertising Greats

Arturo Lee, a 2014 graduate of the TAI Masters in Advertising program, is now working at Dieste, a Hispanic marketing agency in Dallas. He and a group of creatives at the agency recently put out a tribute to the great creatives in advertising. Read more about the project from Arturo:

LosDeADMen“Los DeAD Men”: A Dia de Muertos Tribute to some of the greatest creative minds.

“Ever since my graduation from TAI I have been fortunate enough to work at Dieste. Dieste is a USH full service agency that handles clients like Cricket Wireless, AT&T, Goya Foods, and Hershey’s.

It should come as no surprise just how important Dia de los Muertos is for a Hispanic agency, so to commemorate this great holiday, a few of the creatives came up with the idea to pay tribute to some of the greatest creative minds in the industry.

By creating caricature gifs, some of the industry’s figureheads came to life as their very own Catrinas (skull paintings). Each of these gifs were then mounted on their very own Tumblr and shared throughout social media.

The tribute turned out to be a great success as many of the people honored (along with their agencies), retweeted and shared the work online. It was a truly amazing experience to get a chance to work on something so unique and that involved many famous names like David Droga, Gerry Graf and Marcelo Serpa.”