I'm appearing on Bob Knorpp's weekly radio show, The BeanCast, tonight along with Bill Green, Åsk Wäppling and George Parker. We will be talking about Facebook, among other things. It's a topic that can not be avoided today. Even The New York Times can't leave it alone. Yesterday in "Week in Review" the paper framed Facebook's week like this: It was a typically vexing week for Facebook. On the one hand, the …
It’s Cheaper Than Running A Cable Channel, But Not By Much
I like that Jennifer Modarelli, CEO of Portland-based White Horse is challenging clients on their lack of willingness to properly invest in their websites. Writing on Ad Age's Small Agency Diary, Modarelli says: Your website is ostensibly your biggest office or storefront. Think real estate: Would you cheap out building your headquarters, manufacturing plant, distribution center, customer service center, or store? …
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Samsung Takes Listening On Twitter To The Next Level
According to Wired, Samsung is giving iPhone users a new reason to bitch on Twitter. It appears that technology giant Samsung is handing out free Galaxy S smartphones to iPhone 4 owners frustrated by reception problems. An account on Twitter called @samsungukmobile is contacting people who've tweeted about their difficulties with the handset, asking them to submit their contact details to receive a free handset. The …
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Regulating Ads For Kids? Not So Fast
I'm not a parent, so I can't personally testify to how well advertising aimed at kids works these days. I'm sure it's a constant struggle for parents, many of whom I'm sure wished they wouldn't have to deal with companies aiming their products at kids. But I know that marketing and advertising fights back when it's under duress. So this article in the New York Times doesn't surprise me. A report to Congress from …
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Launch Your Ad Career–Or Just Read Pages 112-113
I'm constantly amazed how many people--even my former 1st quarter Portfolio Center students--don't understand how the advertising agency business is structured even as they attempt to enter it. I'd like to give a shout to Stan Tymorek, a former CD at Land's End who tries to explain the basics in Ferguson Career Launcher: Advertising & Public Relations. It's the kind of book I suppose you'd find in a college career …
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Repetitive Reporting Motion May Cause Dull Pains
Last Sunday, The New York Times addressed burnout among online content producers today. I've been producing online content every day for almost six years now, so it's a subject I'm familiar with. Such is the state of the media business these days: frantic and fatigued. Young journalists who once dreamed of trotting the globe in pursuit of a story are instead shackled to their computers, where they try to eke out a …
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Intel Has Some Suggestions For You
Intel wants to guide prospects to a purchase decision online, since that's where the bulk of research on computers with Intel processors is done. As product features become more sophisticated, marketers are turning to digital and interactive media to allow consumers to experience the products for themselves, says James McQuivey, an analyst at Forrester Research. Sure, but I would hesitate to call Intel's online …
It’s Someone’s McJob To Spin You A Smoothie Masterpiece
To promote new real fruit smoothie at McDonald's, Tribal DDB has launched a Spin Art-like app on McDonalds.com that let people like me make messes like this: In the old days, McDonald's would have promoted this new product with a special take-home cup or a buy-one-get-one. Not today. Today, it's all about online engagement. And hey, I did it. I engaged and made some McArtwork which I share with you now. [via …
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