Reaching Curacao 2010 - Why do we do it?

MarkStra Caribbean is not an advertising or media placing agency. We do not make advertisements. We do research, advise on competitive strategy, new products, prices, distribution channels, innovation, etc. But, once in a while we have to make media recommendations to clients, or assess in which medium good or bad publicity has the most impact, and thus warrants action.

I can never give a firm recommendation, and the advertising or media-buying agency we are working with cannot either. Our work is more complicated because of the extreme media proliferation in Curacao: 20something radio stations and almost 10 daily newspapers? When I had my first media job, in 1983, the landscape was quite different.

Yes, my colleague Disrael Orphelin did media surveys many years ago, mostly as a hobby. And yes, there is a media survey sold quite exclusively to a number of large advertisers. But the rest of our clients?

No matter how you turn it, in 2010, with so many highly educated marketing and advertising professionals working in Curacao this is simply not possible. It is also not possible because foreign companies do have the information, putting our local companies at a competitive disadvantage.

So why are we where we are with regards to media, while we do have lots of ongoing research with regards to other products and services?

I don't know the answer. Do you?

Meanwhile, learn more about Reaching Curacao 2010

Reaching Curacao 2010 - What is it?

Reaching Curacao 2010 - The Report

Reaching Curacao 2010 - The Event

Register for Reaching Curacao 2010 the Event May 18th at Hyatt Regency Curacao