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Yahoo Says Our Biggest Competitor is TV? No Kidding?!?

September 29th, 2010

Well, Carol Bartz got one thing right when she told a crowd recently that their biggest competition was TV. But that hardly seems like a revelation. There has never been a question, as far as I can tell, that the big competition for ad dollars was TV.But I have to disagree with the reason why [...]

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 [...]

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

DigitalInStore/WhyAppsFail/Search&Display/CyberMonday
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.

thestorytellingshow
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
Article links:
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 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
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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 [...]

Week of 10.13.08 / Top Stories

October 13th, 2008

SocialFlops/MenOnWeb/ConvergenceTracking/Crowdsourcing/OnlineVideo
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.

marketingtwo
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?

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

Other good articles this past week

October 13th, 2008

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

Study: Young Men Give Nod To Net Over Tube

October 13th, 2008

What does it mean for the future of TV when men choose surfing the web over sex?

blog.joelx
Article excerpt:  Nearly 70% of men ages 18 to 34 would rather rather give up TV than the Internet, according to new research commissioned by Web content provider Break Media. And 26% would rather surf the Web than have [...]

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