Back to basics marketing still works
Recently we interviewed branding guru Jonathan Salem Baskin and he made the point that really marketing – and in particular advertising – has gone awol. He argues that companies are effectively wasting huge amounts of money communicating the imaginary benefits of their toothpaste, when the consumer a. Can easily find out on the internet that this
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ACE provides more evidence story trumps messaging
Recently I had the fascinating experience of working my way through scores of video interviews with Academy for Chief Executives members, in order to edit up testimonials for the organisation. It was the most fun I’ve had editing content in a long time, and a timely reminder that a powerful story is hard to beat.
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New Wave report shows rise and rise of social media
Far from being the domain of teenagers, mobile social networking is proving most popular with affluent, well-educated professionals (ie people who can afford a smartphone). This is just one of many nuggets of information about our global social media habits contained in Universal McCann’s latest Wave 5 report. The Wave reports, a series that annually
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yBC Insight tackles industry issues
This month, we’re in the midst of a very interesting research project for an industry organisation based in Brussels. It involves listening in online to gather intelligence related to their issues – and the early results suggest it’s going to get them a whole lot of information they aren’t getting from any other source.
Video keeps online comms on-message
When bloggers pick up company press releases, more than ¾ of them distort the original company message, according to research from PR firm Burston Marsteller and reported in Emarketer. Burson-Marsteller looked at over 150 messages sent out by FT Global 100 firms, and discovered a significant gap between the message and the coverage. Distortion was highest
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Accelerating results for a Euro B2B
If you’ve been involved with yourBusinessChannel for long, you’ll know we are champions of “accelerated connection” using social media – particularly when it comes to business development in the B2B space. This week we’re kicking off a new project to do just that with a very motivated European client. We’ve got high expectations about what
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Apple and cool business technology
Stay tuned for some new shows about clever use of technology in business development and HR. We’re going to be interviewing some of Apple’s most interesting clients about how their making technology work for them. As a fan of the whole Apple “experience” I am looking forward to getting started – interesting, and I fully
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B2Bs find social media great for brand building, relationships
Building brand reputation and awareness are the most effective uses of social media for B2Bs, according to a new data just released byMarketing Sherpa and available free on their site during October 2010. The research found 92% respondents thought social media was very effective or somewhat effective at influencing B2B brand reputation, and 91% consider
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Helping PR stay current
Keeping on top of the “stakeholder communications” brief means most PR practitioners are quietly adapting their skill set and market offer to deal with the hard fact that their clients’ important stakeholders spend a significant amount of time online. One of the most high profile examples of course is Edelman, which now advocates engaging with
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Why social media marketing is the smart option
The internet is a game changer for many businesses, including yours. You know it, but do you believe it? Here are some stats to convince you digital media is a force you need to reckon with. Social media is now officially more popular than porn on the internet. Universal McCann study finds 33% of social
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