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November, 2009 Archive

We Need to Collect Answers, Not Data

November 29th, 2009

I have posted several times on the power that data brings to digital advertising. It is truly one of the boons and banes of digital – that it is so highly measurable.

And we are drowning in data. The truth is that we are simply collecting more and more all the time – buzz measurement, [...]

Some Suggestions for Publishers and Media Companies

November 18th, 2009

A recent IAB and Bain study announced last week offers publishers a view into why the digital medium is still struggling to be widely considered a branding medium rather than a direct response medium. It is an excellent study, and outlines a few key areas where media companies need to improve.

Rather than trying to recap [...]

Real-Time Data: Zeitgeist or Chaos?

November 10th, 2009

I’m all for following the zeitgeist. In a previous posting, I talked about the power of observing in real-time, or relatively real-time, the topics of interest that products like Twitter can expose.  I also warned of the dangers we can run into when we over-focus on this data.
Recently, Yahoo disclosed that it is teaming [...]

Even in the Social Era, Consumers Want Offers

November 1st, 2009

In all of the hoopla over social changing the way that brands communicate with customers, we have to remember that the basic things that consumers want from brands has not changed.
A few studies highlighted by eMarketer last week can help us keep grounded in what we should be focused on as we evolve our marketing [...]

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