Corporations are being expected to take a political stand, a risky proposition that could result in backlash, boycotts, or a raving army of advocates. Since the dawn of business, the influences of politics have resulted in private political advisors, quiet lobbying in political offices, and … Continue readingThe Rise of the Political Brand
Above: When banks become bikes, meet the Citi Bike How do brands add to the Collaborative Economy, if they don’t offer physical goods? They sponsor the sharing movement. Meet Citi Bike in NY. I’ve learned from my New York-based colleague, Rebecca Lieb (Marketing and Advertising analyst), that … Continue readingHow Brands Add to the Collaborative Economy
This year, marketers were focused on promoting their owned corporate website. Of the few that promoted engagement with social ads, even fewer integrated paid, owned, and earned. With 39m American Oscar viewers in 2012, a majority of them are viewing them with a second screen … Continue readingOscar TV Ads Failed To Integrate Social –A Missed Opportunity for Converged Media
The purpose of this post is to serve as an industry reference for converged media workflows: How companies will coordinate paid, owned and earned as one orchestration. This is continued coverage on Converged Media, read the full report. Business Needs Customers already experience advertising, corporate … Continue readingBreakdown: Converged Media Workflow (Coordinating Paid + Owned + Earned)
While not new, most professional blogs follow the media and advertising model that has existed for decades on TV, internet, and media: Create compelling content, and subsidize with advertisements. We see this as only the start, as ads will now start to integrate the crowd … Continue readingA Convergence of Advertising, Social, and Content
I’m honored to be a guest on Mitch Joel‘s famed podcast, Six Pixels of Separation, to discuss my latest post that’s caught the Industry’s attention how Social Media Agencies are Turning to Ads. Mitch invited me on the podcast to discuss this further. One of … Continue readingPodcast: Why The Term “Social Media Agency of Record” Will Dissolve
In a stunning early finding of interviews with nearly a dozen social media agencies and software providers, I’m seeing a new trend: Social media agency of record (SMaoR) are now moving into advertising buying. I’ve just spent a week interviewing a number of social … Continue readingTrend: Social Media Agencies Turn to Advertising
By Altimeter’s Jeremiah Owyang, Brian Solis, and Zak Kirchner Findings: Five Trends Indicate Cross Channel Integration a Mainstay. Super Bowl ads, while only representing the nation’s largest consumer facing ads are a bellwether for advertising trends for the remainder of the year. To best understand … Continue readingFive Trends: How Brands Integrated Social, Mobile, and Web into 2012 Super Bowl Advertisements
The Altimeter Group was pre-briefed by Twitter COO Dick Costolo last week about this upcoming launch, we’ve had some time to think over what it means to the industry. Help your boss fight through the clutter, send them this post. Summary: Twitter has launched Promoted … Continue readingFirst Take Analysis: What Twitter’s “Promoted Tweets” Means To The Ecosystem
Left: Pepsi launched a bold social marketing play, find out what went well –and what opportunities were missed. Greetings, fellow strategists, In my latest column for the Forbes CMO Network (you can read all my Forbes pieces) I analyzed Pepsi’s big push into social. Also, … Continue readingForbes: Super Bowl, A Missed Opportunity For Pepsi
