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- Historically, the Industrial Revolution and subsequently, the "technology revolution," were predicted to enable more leisure time for workers. Yet, when we take a look around us, we see overwhelmed, stressed-out people attempting to manage multiple communication channels in their business and personal "Early in the nineteenth century, most Americans worked ... more
- Harris Interactive's latest EquiTrend study bears out conventional marketing wisdom in a recent MediaPost Poor Economy Heightens Brand . The when the economy turns sour, consumers "tighten their grip on brands they are loyal to; they don't run to the label with the lowest price." Couldn't have stated this more ... more
- It's bad enough that society is already suffering from MDD (Media Deficit Disorder) .... a modern day, technology-led version of ADD. We can't seem to do any one particular task well anymore, because we're so busy juggling multiple things at the same time. Our attention spans have shrunk to the ... more
- Social marketing gives us that giddy combination of exciting and terrifying. Makes your heart thump. Some people think that email marketing by comparison is old-school and boring. I say there is nothing sexier than the high revenue and ROI from the email No need to take sides, my friends. Email ... more
- If you have never seen this web page - you should! With legions of Twitter-ers on staff - 432 to be exact - Zappos make customer service easy, decentralized, and inexpensive. But that begs the question - what impact will Twitter have on today's customer contact History would tell us ... more
- How important is social media monitoring to your company? Do you feel your company is adequately measuring its social media campaigns? What are the biggest hurdles to this type of These are some of the survey questions we hope you'll help us answer as part of an upcoming special report ... more
- Breaking the Curse of the Corporate Perfectionist I knew I would struggle when I started blogging a few years ago. I blame my years of journalism work. Sentences had to be carefully crafted, and words chosen carefully. My first editor at BusinessWeek told me, "Magazine real estate is precious. Use ... more
- Since I'm fairly new on Twitter and still trying to sort it , an article in the current issue of Advertising Age caught my eye. "Michelob joins keg party at Twitter, but will its tweets draw heat?" asks the headline, while the subhead makes reference to the age-verification problems that ... more
- In this Marketing Over Coffee we discuss Google, Social Signals and Confirmed Opt-in..... all that and more in this Marketing Over Coffee, a weekly audio program sponsored by MarketingProfs that covers classic marketing tactics and what's new on the technology Direct Link to Show length SMX - Twitter & social ... more
- Most of the data that is standard in email marketing reporting is of little value to executives. Very few executives give a hoot about opens and clicks. In fact, very few marketers even look at their email system reports I can't make this stuff !). Precisely because they aren't helpful ... more
- I just returned from The Twitter , held in Mountain View, CA, last week. BTW, despite indications to the contrary, it was the first Twitter for business conference. (Not exactly the same focus as , but business-centric The main takeaway for me is that Twitter IS a tool businesses should ... more
- Marketing executives should have a pulse on shifting consumer preferences, macro-economic conditions and emerging competitors. However, in forecasting the financial crisis of 2008 and beyond, most marketers (and economists for that matter) failed to accurately "call" the collapse, even though signs of catastrophe were Does marketing have a leadership role ... more
- As the principal of a design firm with package design as a core competency, these are exciting times. We are seeing greater sustainable packaging innovations and they're coming at a faster clip these days. I recently blogged about SunChips new biodegradable . Now, on the heels of the recent SunChips ... more
- As the principal of a design firm with package design as a core competency, these are exciting times. We are seeing greater sustainable packaging innovations and they're coming at a faster clip these days. I recently blogged about SunChips new biodegradable . Now, on the heels of the recent SunChips ... more
- As the principal of a design firm with package design as a core competency, these are exciting times. We are seeing greater sustainable packaging innovations and they're coming at a faster clip these days. I recently blogged about SunChips new biodegradable . Now, on the heels of the recent SunChips ... more
- Throughout the last 24 hours, word has spread quickly that the New York appointed Jennifer Preston as the news organization's first Social Media Editor. As usual, the reaction to a positive and courageous first step forward into social media by a large corporation Reasonably My personal opinion is that the ... more
- This post was composed in collaboration with Mike . - The production and distribution of informative content has been part of marketing for a long time, particularly in the B2B space. Today, however, every aspect of content-based marketing is undergoing a radical Broadly speaking, this transformation has content moving Promotional ... more