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Facebook Hegemony

January 17th, 2012

In some ways, the news that Facebook may control 5% of online advertising in 2012 from a recent paidcontent.org article should be looked upon as a blessing by those of us in the media business, particularly those of us who are digitally oriented. First, it gives us another significant place to reach customers, and [...]

Google TV. Meh.

June 2nd, 2010

Let me be the first to say that I believe video advertising, in whatever form it eventually takes, is going to be a huge deal. I am a firm believer that addressable video on our televisions and interactive video on our PCs and handheld devices are the coming wave, and that advertisers who can figure [...]

Digital and the Upfronts. A Cautionary Tale.

May 4th, 2010

Many agencies and their clients are preparing for the upfronts. It’s an exciting time in TV again. The much anticipated death of TV viewing seems to have been a hoax. While the TV viewing audience is more disperse than in the past, data point after data point indicate that consumers are watching more TV than [...]

Rethinking Media Budgets

January 25th, 2010

How would you estimate the amount of money you spend on food each month?  The simplest way to do it would be to collect all of your receipts from every place you spent money on food and add it up, right?  But what about those snacks and drinks from the vending machines?  And the various [...]

SoCo Goes All Digital

July 29th, 2009

My first year in college was pretty miserable.  I was far from home, studying musical theater, and had a roommate named Ted who I think actually believed I couldn’t see him if he was on his side of the dorm room.  At least, that’s what he told his “dates.”  But, I did make a few [...]

Week of 12.01.08/Top Stories

December 2nd, 2008

SocialOverinfluence/OnlineBargains/GoogleTV/18-24YearOlds
Trying something new this week - putting articles together in themes and offering my thoughts on the implications.
How do we listen to customers via social without being overly influenced by the voice of the few?
People freaking out about Motrin advertising and the brand’s response begs the question - does listening to chatter give too much [...]

Other good articles the past two weeks / 11.24.08

December 2nd, 2008

Issues of Interest
The TV Channel Is Changing emarketer
Behind the Numbers: MySpace and Facebook emarketer
Multicultural Marketing Hot, Success Not emarketer
 
Digital Marketing News
Marketers to Up Spending in Cable, Online, Mobile in Next 6 Months Ad Age
Report: Web Still Growing Despite Recession media week
What the Semantic Web — or Web 3.0 — Can Do for Marketers Ad Age
P&G Digital [...]

Other good articles this past week

October 13th, 2008

Issues of Interest
Facebook, MySpace reign supreme in mobile market
news.cnet.com
 
Study: Online Viewers More Engaged
tvweek
 
imeem, Good to Bring Sports to ‘Wild Frontier’
mediaweek
 
Consumers Await on Social Networks
emarketer
 
Digital Marketing News
What’s the Right Amount of Online Advertising?
emarketer
 
Marketing Spending Priorities Shift
emarketer
 
Big Spenders Put Local Online in the Mix
emarketer
 
Digital Commerce News
5 Tips for Getting E-Shoppers to Click on ‘Buy’
ecommerce times
 
Online Customer Service: [...]

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