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In the Age of Generica, What’s a Brand to Do?

Last month, Harris Interactive released startling results regarding how consumers are cutting back during the economic slowdown: https://www.harrisinteractive.com/NewsRoom/HarrisPolls/tabid/447/ctl/ReadCustom%20Default/mid/1508/ArticleId/624/Default.aspx

Everything from forgoing regular visits to the salon to skipping the Starbucks run in the morning seems to have been impacted by the economic and unemployment mood.  See this chart for all the details:

Live Tweets from Future of Marketing

I virtually attended another Future of Marketing Virtual Conference put on by Sam Rosen of ThoughtLead.  Below is my attempt to capture the most provocative, instructional and useful takeaways.  This is only meant to whet the appetite.  To listen to the recording, which I highly recommend, go to https://futureofmarketing.com/.  A complete Twitter list of the speakers can be found here: https://twitter.com/#!/LyndonHaselhuhn/the-future-of-marketing-virtual-conference.

Voter Smackdown: Google AdWords vs. Facebook Ads

We get a kick out of politics at Mambo Media, so we were thrilled to be asked to design online ad campaigns for an initiative on the November 2010 ballot in Washington State.

 

The client asked us to spend an equal amount of money on Google AdWords and Facebook Ads. And that was the beginning of the smackdown. Which platform is better for online advertising spend?

On the Road to CLASS

So we packed up the truck full of lighting gear, microphones and our Canon 7D (with lots of RedRock Micro rigging) and hit the road to interview teachers and administrators in three different Oregon public school districts.  Over two days, we conducted a dozen interviews and collected B-roll footage from schools and administrative offices in Sherwood, Forest Grove and Tillamook.

Facebook SEO: Personalization and Search

Last night, my husband’s cell phone rang and he didn’t recognize the caller’s number. Because he enjoys harassing telemarketers (and because he was being “funny”), he answered, “Hola.”

There was a brief pause, then a recording came on in rapid-fire Spanish. Since the only word of Spanish my husband speaks is “Hola,” the telemarketer’s message wasn’t very effective. But that’s not the point.

Micro-Fundraising Through Mobiles: 5 Apps

The Haiti earthquake wasn’t the beginning of mobile fundraising, but it certainly was the first time it popped into the national consciousness at such a large scale. Since then, it’s continued to gain traction and popularity with NGOs and your average Joe alike – and even your occasionally political fundraising event.

How to Handle a Social Media Heckler

Social Media encourages transparency. It encourages sharing. It encourages feedback. It is dependent on User-Generated Content.

It is every company’s worst day at the office when a consumer or detractor attacks their company or product publicly on a blog, a forum, or on twitter.com. It is one thing if the complaint is based on experience versus if it is baseless, untrue and, well, just plain old vindictive.