I’ve spent most of my ad career serving large companies with equally large marketing budgets. These companies invest many millions of dollars pursuing all sorts of push marketing efforts. But that's not my concern at the moment. Recently, I've been realizing how much small businesses mean to me. My friends work in, and own, small businesses. And when these friends ask me about their web site or advertising, I …
Lines Are For Blurring
Brian Morrissey of Adweek looks closely at Panasonic's efforts to create buzz during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Panasonic wanted to build cachet among Internet influencers for its array of tech products. As part of its "Living in High Definition" push, Panasonic new media consultancy Crayon recruited five bloggers to travel to CES on Panasonic's dime. Panasonic footed the bill for their …
Coffee And Microblogging Creates Buzz
Vitrue, a social media marketing company, issues reports on which companies are making moves in this small but gaining media sphere. According to their report, Starbucks was the biggest point gainer in December. This was primarily from an 54% increase in Micro-Blog conversations. They also saw an 18% increase in social networks. Overall their Social Media INdex (SMI) grew by 165 points in the month of December. …
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