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No Longer “Either/Or” When It Comes to TV and Internet

September 7th, 2009

I have to admit that I watch TV.  Not a ton of it (although my wife might disagree), but enough that I have to say I am a TV watcher.  When I watch TV now, I tend not to do it as much “alone.”  And by that, I mean with me laptop with me (and [...]

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 [...]

In a media democracy, which advertising media is most influential?

December 23rd, 2008

People are consuming media from all sorts of places, and that is changing the way companies reach out to consumers.

thestorytellingshow
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Deloitte survey shows we’re living in a “media democracy”
Musing:
I find it interesting, but not surprising, that Millenials and Gen X have a lot in common in the way of media consumption. Although the shift [...]

Week of 10.13.08 / Top Stories

October 13th, 2008

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Analyst: Half of ’social media campaigns’ will flop
Getting people to talk is not enough of a reason to move into social, says Gartner analyst.

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Study: Young Men Give Nod To Net Over Tube
What does it mean for the future of TV when men choose surfing the web over sex?

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Nielsen Launches Controversial ‘Convergence’ Panel, Tracks Both TV, [...]

Nielsen Launches Controversial ‘Convergence’ Panel, Tracks Both TV, Internet Usage

October 13th, 2008

Why are some media researchers throwing cold water on this important new tracking tool?
 
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Article excerpt: Following months of research, development and testing, Nielsen Co. Wednesday officially launched its so-called TV/Internet Convergence panel as a commercialized media research service. The panel is the first to measure the simultaneous use of television and online content within the [...]

Week of 9.29.08 / Top 5

September 29th, 2008

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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 Rules 
When digital natives begin to really make some money, the old ways of retailing will have [...]

Gen Y Threatens To Rewrite All The Retail Rules

September 29th, 2008

When digital natives begin to really make some money, the old ways of retailing will have to change.

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Article excerpt: Gen Y, a loose term for younger shoppers ranging in age from about 14 through 28, is a demographic that most retailers are unprepared for. That’s partially because this is the first [...]

The Upside to Media Multitasking

September 29th, 2008

Is more better? How do we leverage the connection between TV and the internet.

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Article excerpt: Racking up more total viewing time. Americans consider themselves expert multitaskers, listening to the radio while driving, surfing the Internet while watching TV, and talking on the phone while doing everything else. Yet while advertisers worry [...]

Broadband users spend nearly half their free time online, Netpop says

July 9th, 2008

Not sure what is more surprising – the fact that they spend so much free time online, or that they have so little free time!

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Article excerpt: The Internet has become a big part of the leisure-time activities of U.S. consumers with broadband connections who spend nearly half of their free time each weekday [...]

Serving Other Media With TV Ups Appetite for Products

June 12th, 2008

More and more proof that reaching out to users in multiple channels pays dividends.

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Article excerpt:  Consumers’ Intent to Buy Escalates When They See an Ad in More Than One Place. As if you needed yet another reason to diversify your media mix, a study shows that consumers’ intent to buy products increases dramatically if [...]

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