When did we, marketers & brands, lose touch with humanity and thus reality?
When did we stop stop putting the needs and concerns of our customers first?
When did we throw common sense out the window?
Perhaps some never have put customers needs first, or maybe they did at one point but lost their way. A lot of [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Branding'
The Lost Art of Common Sense in Digital Marketing
April 13th, 2009 · Comments · Branding, Business, Digital, Interactive Marketing, Strategy
Tags:brands·brandtags·garyvee·len kendall·listening·social marketing
Social Media by the Numbers
April 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Branding, Business, Social Media, Social Networking, Twitter
Social Media continues to be the hottest topic in business, advertising, marketing and communications worlds. Why? Because it is a game changer for businesses. The future of business online (and offline for that matter) for brands will be based on the relationships they have with individual consumers and influencers. The tried and true method of top [...]
Tags:consumers·facebook·influence·roi·Twitter
Social Media’s Mount Everest, Helping Toxic Brands
January 13th, 2009 · Comments · Branding, Community, Social Media
During the past 6 months, I’ve talked and written a lot about how engaging in Social Media can help your brand. There can be numerous benefits. In fact, Social Media Maven Chris Brogan has already written what Social Media does best. And expert Mack Collier wrote a thoughtful article some time ago, describing how Dell [...]
Tags:case study·chris brogan·detroit lions·mack collier
Community sourcing evolves to the brand level
November 19th, 2008 · Comments · Branding, Community
I’ve lived through many movements on the “web” since I began my career. Along the way there have been a countless number of trends, both successful and not, that have impacted how individuals and companies operate online. Two trends that emerged and have been adopted across the globe are outsourcing and crowd sourcing. I’ve separated [...]
Digital Darwinism: What’s in your brands DNA?
June 24th, 2008 · Comments · Branding, Digital
I enjoyed this video of Joe Crump, Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Avenue A | Razorfish, in which he describes how the marketing/advertising industry and brands have entered a new era, one he calls Digital Darwinism. It’s a 16 minute video full of trends and perspectives on the state of the industry that you should [...]
Tags:avenue a·Branding·digital darwinism·joe crump·razorfish
