In a world of exploding choice, where technology and industrialisation mean that supply can vastly outstrip demand, social is really the only filter that works to get real answers to complex choices. A real life example from this week, that shows how much further we really have to go: a group of friends are visiting…… Continue reading Social By Design is the Only Filter
Category: Social Media
Getting Employees Onboard with Social
Social Media is here, and as companies are wondering how to ‘get on board’ a major part of this will be letting employees know what they should, and shouldn’t do – this infographic from Mindflash says it all. via Mindflash.
Social is going to be digital all over again for ad agencies
Whilst watching the Facebook Marketing Conference in New York the other day (you can catch up with all the talks on the LiveStream link here), I was enormously happy to hear Nigel Morris (@NigelDMorris) from Aegis’s comments on how ad agencies need to adapt for social. Watch the video below and listen particularly to Nigel’s…… Continue reading Social is going to be digital all over again for ad agencies
The Social Agency Ecosystem
As the work we do becomes more and more social – even to the extent that it is ‘social by design’ I set out the other day to try and define the structure of the ecosystem in which agencies exist, to be able to define an efficient MO for what are now termed as social…… Continue reading The Social Agency Ecosystem
Marketing Predictions for 2012
At this time of year we see a multitude of articles about predictions for the year to come – some obvious and some less evident – I’ve tried to keep my list short and focussed this time around as we marketers have only a limited bandwidth to evolve our increasingly complex ecosystem. Some elements may…… Continue reading Marketing Predictions for 2012
Going Viral Visualized [INFOGRAPHIC]
Infographic designed by Voltier Digital via Mashable.com
Turning on Social: Google+, Facebook Timeline & Unthink
With the launch of Google+ pages for business last week, we’re starting to get a little lost in the tornado of social platforms that are a ‘must-have’ for business, I remember the days when brands were still deciding whether they really needed a website, and today the question is more about a Facebook page, a…… Continue reading Turning on Social: Google+, Facebook Timeline & Unthink
Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
I particularly liked this infographic from Voltier Digital as it lays down in very clear terms the old vs. the new. In the amusing and beautiful design there are some very key points that relate to one-way messaging and looking for consumers as opposed to understanding that they are in control and that it is…… Continue reading Inbound Marketing vs. Outbound Marketing [INFOGRAPHIC]
Follow The Money – Focussing on Inputs or Outputs
Deep Throat said it to Bob Woodward in 1976, and it’s still true today – if you want to understand, if you want to really get to the truth, you need to follow the money. And this is is just as true in the advertising business as we try and evolve an ageing traditional, TV…… Continue reading Follow The Money – Focussing on Inputs or Outputs
The State of the Web
For those that haven’t seen it, sharing this great infographic on the state of the internet: Created by: OnlineSchools.org Thanks to @candiceparkson for the link.