Will Adobe Flash Survive the Era of the Mobile Internet?
Adobe vs. CSS Savvy web designers continually produce beautiful, elegant designs that play to the strengths of their medium. For designers that want pixel-perfect control over their designs, the only go-to for most of that time has been Adobe’s Flash platform. Lately, Adobe has taken a lot of flack over their proprietary design tool. To […]
Social Commerce Tools and Trends
A morning at Portland State University with Meridian, ShopIgnighter, MonsoonWorks, Groupon and Mambo Media Despite the early morning hour, there were many lively presentations on Social Commerce to be heard last week at the Portland State University Digital Marketing Breakfast. Boasting a docket full of Portland-based companies, the talk of Social Commerce was both enlightening […]
The Road to Purchase: How to Create a Touchpoint Strategy
Touchpoints – moments that customers or prospects interact with a brand – are a critical element in any customer-centric marketing strategy. The goal is influence the customer at every point of contact, be it at the store, through social media content or via customer service.
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:
Why You Should Give Tumblr a Tumble: My 5 Favorite Features
Tumblr is turning from a niche community of artists into a genuinely useful platform and social network full of brilliant writers, awesome blogs and big name brands. Some popular brands on Tumblr are; Travel Channel, Mashable, The New Yorker, FourSquare and Life to name a few. A few of the main selling points of Tumblr are:
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.
Crowdsourcing and the Silly Rabbit
In my role at Mambo I have the distinct pleasure of meeting marketing executives from a wide variety of organizations – from non-profit to B2B to consumer brands. And almost without fail, each one will stop me in mid-sentence as I’m waxing on about the benefits of social media, online marketing and the like, and […]
Social for Search: How to Fail
You’ve heard of the term “Social for Search,” right? The idea is that your social media marketing efforts can be used to improve search engine rankings for your properties. How?: 1. Use a listening system to find keywords that are being used in your space 2. Research those keywords and find others around them: What […]
Commenting on Industry Blogs
The most common piece of advice social media marketers give to clients is: ENGAGE! Engage with your users, site visitors, fans, critics, analysts, potential employees – heck, anyone who is paying attention to your product or brand offer.
If You’re Going to Invest in Video – Do Video FAQs
Okay, we’ve all read the stats, video is king. Highest recall, best branding opportunity, 3-D opportunity to show your stuff. I get it. What I don’t get is why companies who shall remain anonymous for the time being, insist on making long-winded, self-congratulating, content-less videos that have bail out rates that would shame any marketer. […]
