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Are You Down With This Concept Yet? Media Is A Marketing Service.

Every company is a media company. No, that meme is incomplete and out of date. This is longer but more accurate: Every company needs media, a.k.a. brand storytelling to create and sustain long-term interest among key constituents. Whichever angle you prefer, the need for media, a.k.a. content marketing, is a given. The question is "How the hell do we do this?" For PepsiCo's Mountain Dew brand, the answer is we …

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Do Digital Right: Create “An Increased Likelihood To Buy”

Is digital a direct marketing medium or a brand building medium, or both? It's a question that will continue to be asked by befuddled clients and their agency helpers alike. Personally, I think digital is a radical transparency machine that challenges brands to become better at marketing, product development and community relations. But back to digital as a marketing opportunity... Direct marketers have …

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World’s Biggest Bookstore Dips Toe Into Serial Entertainment

Is Jeff Bezos the new Aaron Spelling? No, but Amazon Studios, the original content arm of Bezos' company, is offering up a lot of episodic content today -- 14 new pilots to be exact. Six of the 14 pilots from are aimed at kids. The other eight are Adult Comedies. Alpha House is a political comedy; Betas is a comedy about working at a tech startup; and Those Who Can't looks to be about lame high school teachers; …

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Buzzfeed Spreads Content Around Like Butter On Toast

Native advertising is a stupid name for a decent development in media circles. Regardless, sponsored content is on a lot of media and marketing minds today, because online advertising is a disaster from a brand building perspective. Native is definitely on the mind and the desktop of Jonah Peretti, MIT grad and co-founder of BuzzFeed and Huffington Post. Andrew Rice, writing for New York Magazine, reports …

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Content Overload Warning: Don’t Make Me Read This

Remember a few years ago when Guerilla was a big deal? Then Buzz and Word-of-Mouth were all the rage. Then Social Media. Now, it's Content's day in the sun. Problem is, the sun is a blistering force that withers all memes and movements alike. There's enough content. Please stop.— Reeder (@thatreeder) April 9, 2013 Mike Reeder, VP of Account Planning at Possible in Seattle has read, heard and seen …

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Glamour Makes Good Use of Google+ Hangouts

I don't know how they did it, but Glamour magazine has gathered a massive audience on Google+. With 1.5 million readers on this platform, the door is now wide open to sponsored content opportunities. According to Mashable, the fashion title is using the Goggle+ Hangout feature in new ways: Glamour magazine is launching a month-long series of Hangouts featuring staffers, online personalities — and products. …

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