3 things social media can't do and 1 thing it can
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 10:00AM
I was meeting with a new client a few weeks back and we were talking about a new product launch. I asked them if a marketing strategy had been formulated yet.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 10:00AM
I was meeting with a new client a few weeks back and we were talking about a new product launch. I asked them if a marketing strategy had been formulated yet.
Friday, April 29, 2011 at 10:00AM
It has been said that in today's world, content is king. Recently, I have heard the more specific, optimized content is king. Either way, producing engaging content is the lifeblood of the social media universe.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 11:49AM
A few weeks back, we looked at some innovative uses for QR codes. And it got us thinking. What are some other places we'd like to see QR codes that would add value, as opposed to just for promotional use.
Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 9:58AM
In the age of the 30-second attention span and a 24/7 information availability, you need more than plain words and ordinary graphics to communicate to the social masses.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 2:07PM
After several months in the works, we are very pleased to announce that the United Nations has officially launched a new online campaign to raise awareness for its World Food Program.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 10:00AM
Few industries are as heavily reregulated as the financial sector in the U.S. There are rules that seem to govern every aspect of business including communication.
Friday, April 15, 2011 at 10:00AM
On Tuesday, Cisco announced it would be shutting down its Flip camera business. Officially it said: "As part of the company's comprehensive plan to align its operations
Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at 9:30AM
In our previous post entitled, 3 Predictions about the future of group buying, we talked about the future of group buying sites like Groupon and LivingSocial. As you may have read, Groupon turned down a $1.6 billion offer from Google.
Friday, April 8, 2011 at 10:00AM
Last December, Google's Matt Cutts confirmed that the search engine giant was beginning to look at social media sites like Facebook and Twitter as a way to help their ranking.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at 10:00AM
Slowly but surely, quick response codes (QR codes) are making their way into the mainstream. As mentioned in a post on QR codes from last fall, Best Buy is using them on their in store fact tags. Real estate brokers are using them on real estate signs outside properties to provide virtual tours of the home for sale.
Friday, April 1, 2011 at 10:49AM
Over the course of my career in marketing and advertising, I have worked on both B2C brands and B2B brands. Yet, one thing that has always astonished me is how most agencies treat B2B marketing and advertising.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at 10:00AM
Do you like to color? That term may take on new meaning with the release of the new iPhone & Android mobile photo sharing app, Color.
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 11:41AM
A recent TechCrunch article highlighted the enormous growth of group buying sites such as GroupOn and Living Social. According to the article, the group buying industry in the United States
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 11:27AM
A few months back I did a quick review of the RockMelt browser. In that review, I talked about its reported benefits and challenges. I could not review it firsthand because I had yet to receive an invite.
Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 9:00AM
With ten venues and a reported 18,000 registrants scrambling to sort through hundreds of sessions, along with untold dozens of promotional parties and impromptu events
Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at 9:00AM
There was a great line in a video called Truth in Advertising (a video we've mentioned before) in which commenting on a particular creative's talent, the person says "Creativity speaking, he is the cheapest.
Friday, March 11, 2011 at 9:07AM
The official website avoids the fact by assuring that it is not too large. New question and answer site and media darling Quora provides answers ranging from 12,000 to 36,000. Hmm… This infographic does a pretty good job putting some numbers and context behind SXSW 2010 and 2011.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 12:16PM
No matter if you're an Apple fanboy (and just for the record I am not) or a PC zealot (I'm not a zealot but prefer PCs), there is no denying that the way Apple markets its products is amazing.
Monday, March 7, 2011 at 2:52PM
Last week, Master's Degree students from Lund University's School of Economics Entrepreneurial Program visited The Duffy Agency to partake in a lecture given by the agency founder, Sean Duffy.
Friday, March 4, 2011 at 9:00AM
Google recently announced that the mobile sector is growing faster than they ever predicted. CEO Eric Schmidt told the audience at the Internet Advertising Bureau’s Annual Leadership meeting keynote that YouTube is seeing 200 million mobile playbacks a day.