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Manipulating the Truth?

November 3rd, 2010

I ran across a few articles this week that just rubbed me the wrong way. On the surface, each seemed pretty reasonable. One argued that TV spots are getting shorter because people have shorter attention spans. Another argued that people don’t have an aversion to TV-like pre-roll ads in online content. And a third argued [...]

Week of 12.22.08/Top Stories

December 23rd, 2008

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In a media democracy, which advertising media is most influential?
People are consuming media from all sorts of places, and that is changing the way companies reach out to consumers.

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Mobile coupons, please
Perhaps the current bad economy will prove to be the mobile tipping point.

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Social & Marketing - authenticity and attention grabbing
What are the highest ideals in [...]

Social & Marketing – authenticity and attention grabbing

December 23rd, 2008

What are the highest ideals in marketing - being real, or doing things that grab eyeballs and get people to talk?

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Advertisers Face Hurdles on Social Networking Sites
Viral Video Hits Blur the Authenticity Line
The Secrets of Marketing in a Web 2.0 World
Retailers find Facebook friends in hopes of finding sales
Social Networks: Millions of Users, Not [...]

Week of 11.17.08/Top Stories

November 20th, 2008

BrandTrust/YouthAndBrands/OnlineShopping/OnlineBargainHunting
Trust as a Tangible Brand Attribute
Brands are built on authentic shared values.

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Survey: Youth Are Willing Companions to Online Advertisers
Youth love brands, but is that the same as loving the advertising?

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Online Buyers Use Many Channels
The answer? Give consumers lots of options.

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2008 eHoliday Study - Pre-Holiday Results Released
Survey says what we all know [...]

Trust as a Tangible Brand Attribute

November 20th, 2008

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Brands are built on authentic shared values.
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Article excerpt:   How do you transform your company’s core values into a business asset you can see and feel? Investing in branding is a good start. Unfortunately, too many companies slow their efforts to a grinding halt after the rollout party to unveil the new website design and [...]

Week of 9.29.08 / Top 5

September 29th, 2008

Authenticity/BoomerGiving/GenYShopping/ProductionCosts/Multitasking
Jimmy Wales: Make Your Brands Authentic
Customers don’t want to be pushed around; they don’t want you to control them.  

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Baby Boomers want to give something back
The key is making that giving easy.

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Gen Y Threatens To Rewrite All The Retail RulesÂ
When digital natives begin to really make some money, the old ways of retailing will have [...]

Woman to Woman, Online

August 19th, 2008

Authenticity appeals to readers, but are advertisers ready to play?
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Picture: dooce.com
Article excerpt:  Heather Armstrong’s wickedly funny blog about motherhood, Dooce, is more than just an outlet for the creativity and frustrations of a modern mother. The site, chock full of advertising, is a moneymaking machine — so much so that Ms. Armstrong and her husband [...]

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