How often do you think about design? It could be the use of a font, the architecture of a building
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It’s happening. Years ago, Loic Le Meur had a startup called Seesmic that looks very different from the Seesmic that
Continue readingThe Failure Of Social Media
Social Media doesn’t work for the vast majority of small businesses. That was the main message in the USA Today
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My, what big data you have! You really can’t toss a marketing blogger without watching the term "big data" tumble
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It’s like an itch that you just can’t scratch. Something has been bothering me, lately. It’s not overt. It’s not
Continue readingWill A Brands Next Big Move Be A Journalism Department?
Who should own Social Media in the organization? The challenge in answering that question comes from a lack of clear
Continue readingThe Ugly Truth About Business Models And The Advertising Scapegoat
Here’s a thought: when you’re developing your business, think about the revenue model as you’re developing your product or service.
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Brands can’t hide any more. If you’re reading this Blog, you already knew that. Last night Jeff Bezos (founder and
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Today was a big day. Not just for Facebook, but for Digital Marketing and Social Media. When 500 million people
Continue readingFiguring Out The Hardest Part Of Marketing With Nilofer Merchant
Episode #198 of Six Pixels of Separation – The Twist Image Podcast is now live and ready for you to
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Welcome to episode #198 of Six Pixels Of Separation – The Twist Image Podcast. When you ask people working in
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How do you measure success? If this were a high school cheer, it would probably end in: "R-O-I!" Ahh, the
Continue readingThe Problem With Free
If you got everything for free, do you think you think you would feel the same way about it as
Continue readingMaybe It Is Time For Marketing To Move Away From "The Big Idea"
Everything we do in Marketing, Advertising and Communications comes out of "The Big Idea." It’s what drives the marketing strategy,
Continue readingThe Ultimate Question For Digital Marketers
Here’s the thing about Digital Marketing, New Media and Social Media: if you’re only in it for yourself, not much
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Blogging is dead. Twitter is dead. MySpace is dead. Podcasting is dead. Dead is dead. Let’s trot out the "fill-in-the-blank
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The word "should" is more powerful than you might imagine. How do you think people should Blog, use Twitter or
Continue readingThe Power Of Traditional Mass Media
It’s easy to sit around and complain that "people don’t get it" and it’s equally easy to dismiss traditional media
Continue readingOn Selling (And Marketing) Books
BookCamp Toronto is just about to wrap up. It was an amazing day that lived up to its tagline of
Continue readingThe Most Valuable Book You Ever Read
As BookCamp Toronto is about to start, it go me thinking about what, exactly, books are and what they really
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