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For Some Things, Good Old Email Beats Social

October 16th, 2009

We know all about you, social media.  You’re the new cool kid on the block.  Everyone wants to hang out with you.  Everyone wants to be your friend.  You’re mysterious and intriguing.  Not like plain old email over there.
Poor email.  He used to be the cool kid at one time.  People used to tie up [...]

Twitter Vs. Facebook: Why Brands Miss the Mark on Facebook

August 4th, 2009

I have long held a belief about Facebook and Twitter that I think is potentially bearing some fruit.  Most of this comes from observations about how everyday people use the two services, and the nature of the services themselves.  And, a recent article I came across on ClickZ seems to be pointing toward some validity [...]

Other good articles this past week

December 23rd, 2008

Issues of Interest
Have Students Graduated from E-Mail?
Report: Over-the-top driving viewership
Study: Mothers Know Best for Online Shopping
All I Want for Tweetmas
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Digital Marketing News
eMarketer’s Predictions for 2009
Online-Video Ads Show Slower Growth .Article
Online Marketers Wooing Minorities More
Comparison Site Visits Down 15 Percent From Last Season
Burger King’s Whopper of a Virginal Search Slip-up
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Digital Commerce News
ComScore Sees No Overall [...]

MySpace: My Portal?

June 16th, 2008

If MySpace becomes a portal, will they be the new category killer?

Picture: businessweek.com
Article excerpt:  News Corp. wants its popular social networking site to be a gateway to the Internet—and go head-to-head with Yahoo and Google lnJust as Yahoo! (YHOO) gets one competitor off its back by quitting merger discussions with Microsoft (MSFT), the Web portal [...]

Consumers Want Your E-Mail

June 12th, 2008

Not your text messages!  Even among regular text users, only 9% said they preferred getting marketing messages via text over email.

photo: cache.consumerist.com
Article excerpt:   Text and instant messaging are fine for friends, but not for marketers.  That was the main finding of ExactTarget’s “2008 Channel Preference Survey.”  Nearly two-thirds of US Internet users surveyed said e-mail [...]

Reaching Today’s Multimedia, Multitasking Consumers

April 29th, 2008

Several recent studies have shown what we already know – that consumers multi-task and use multiple media.  Given this fact, what is the best way to reach consumers today? 

photo: flickr
Article excerpt:  There’s no question that the explosion of new media has disrupted media buying and left many consumer brand marketers scratching their heads as to [...]

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