Friction Fatigue: What the Failure of Advertising Means for Future-Focused Brands

Google and Facebook changed our way of life. With this transformation, they unleashed a wave of disruption that handed unprecedented power to Big Advertising. Consumers paid the price as their lives were interrupted and intruded upon in ever-more invasive attempts to sway opinion and drive sales. Now, this friction has reached a boiling point. Consumers are fighting back with ad blockers, ad-free subscriptions, and calls to regulate Big Advertising's overreach. Marketing today—and tomorrow—...