The wealthiest American consumers, those in homes with at least $100,000 annual incomes, are difficult for marketers to reach through traditional means, but “Affluent Consumers in a Digital World,” a new study from the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) finds these higher-income Americans embracing digital media—and its ads, to some degree. The receptivity of affluent Americans [...]
You Can Trust Technology, Or Trust Customer Service-Minded People Behind The Tech
July 29, 2011 By 1 Comment
OSCON 2011, an O’Reilly conference on Open Source, was held in Portland this week. The event brought a plethora of Open Source advocates to the city, including a sizable contingent from Rackspace in San Antonio. Cloud Evangelist, Matt Wilbanks, made the trip and he took time from his conference schedule to explain how and why [...]
The Big Engines That Could
July 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BlogWell features eight great case studies on the best social media programs at large corporations. No agencies, no startups — just big companies sharing what they’ve learned. On the afternoon of August 9th, BlogWell will be at the Future of Flight Aviation Center in Mukilteo, Washington, just north of Seattle. The conference moves from city [...]
Let’s Have A Chat About All These Conferences
June 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
I doubt I’ll be asked to speak at one anytime soon: Every week I see floods of tweets and blog posts from people I know sharing quotable nuggets or random observations from some marketing-related conference, seminar, or training session. Collectively, it always seems like these gatherings are the place to be for gaining bits of [...]
WebVisions Keynote: Douglas Rushkoff
May 27, 2011 By 2 Comments
PORTLAND—Whatever Brad Smith of WebVisions had to do to bring Douglas Rushkoff to Portland to speak, it was worth it. Few speakers bring this kind of passion and clarity to their talks. Even fewer are willing to grapple with real societal issues and call bullshit when and where it is needed. Rushkoff doesn’t have a [...]
WebVisions 2011 Keynote: Read/Write World
May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
PORTLAND—When I was young my grandpa used to ask me, “What did you learn today?” It’s a great question, and a reminder to learn something new each and every day. Which isn’t a problem when listening to Blaise Agüera y Arcas of Bing Mobile and Places speak about his compelling work with visual data. Speaking [...]
Win A Free Pass To WebVisions 2011, The Odds Are In Your Favor
May 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What are you doing next week? Do you want to attend WebVisions, the conference that explores the future of the Web and mobile from May 25-27, 2011 in Portland, Oregon? You can still register for the conference. You can also help to promote the conference on your blog, on Facebook and on Twitter. For your [...]
Here’s Your Chance To Attend WebVisions 2011 For Free
May 11, 2011 By 3 Comments
WebVisions, the conference that explores the future of the Web and mobile from May 25-27, 2011 in Portland, Oregon commences in two weeks. You can still attend by registering today. You can also help to promote the conference on your blog, on Facebook and on Twitter. For your efforts, you will be entered to win [...]
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