 
Andy Beal
/
Andy Beal
To all Marketing Pilgrims, we hope you have a restful, thankful, and blessed Thanksgiving. We’ll see you back here on Monday!
related items
|
Leo Bottary
/
Client Service Insights..
Happy Thanksgiving
—
While Lincoln was immersed in a war to save our Union, he found time to ensure that Thanksgiving would be celebrated annually on the last Thursday of November as a national holiday. The proclamation and a column by John Burbank that ran on HeraldNet offer greater insights into the story. Work and doctoral studies have interrupted my usual ...
|
|
Greg Williams
/
Advertising Fuelosophy 101
Cool Things You May Not Know About Thanksgiving
—
Most of us know that Thanksgiving is a special holiday in the United States. But have we ever stopped to wonder why? This morning as I sit at my desk this curiosity hit me and I did a little research. Here's some pretty interesting things about Thanksgiving: In 1621, the first Thanksgiving was to give thanks and recognize the help the Indians ...
|
 |
Duncan
/
The Inspiration Room
Mormon Thanksgiving Vox Pops
—
Thanksgiving Day, celebrated today in the United States, began as a religious festival celebrating harvest and the end of winter. In popular culture, however, the day has become associated with family dinner (Turkey and Apple Pie) and two day sales at stores like Target. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) has [...] & ...
Duncan
/
The Inspiration Room
MTV Thanksgiving Not Suitable for Use by Adults
—
MTV in 2004 launched three commercials promoting their shows as “not suitable for adults”. Thanksgiving, Ultrasound and Affair, each shot by David Horowitz on a handheld single camera, present gritty adult situations in which MTV culture should not be introduced. Thanksgiving A family’s enjoyment of their annual roast turkey is ...
EJ Hall
/
Orange Element Insights
Happy Turkey Day!
—
Happy Thanksgiving loyal OE followers! As a Thanksgiving Freebie we wanted to offer something you can use if you find yourself in a dinnertime pinch this holiday. Here are two recipe cards containing recipes for pumpkin and apple pie on one side and a list of ingredient substitutions on the back side. Simply print the card on [...]
Meghan Keane
/
the Econsultancy blog
Say goodbye to Cyber Monday as shopping habits merge
—
Black Friday used to be a day of excessive shopping and deals for retailers taking advantage of consumers with Thanksgiving vacation time. But as the online and offline worlds merge, the distinction between Black Friday and Cyber Monday is quickly disappearing. Retailers are stepping up their online offers for the weekend, but those who wait ...
Noreply
/
Guerrilla Marketing defined
Happy Thanksgiving, or not
—
Rest assured that you can find a Thanksgivings message that will suit your particular taste and or mood and below we have 2 videos at opposite ends of the spectrum. A very chipper message from Muscle Milk and a not so upbeat one from PETA. It'll be interesting to see which one of these 2 videos will go "viral." Oh my and happy Thanksgiving. Via: ...
Christopher S. Penn
/
Christopher S. Penn
A better way to be thankful on Thanksgiving
—
Something to think about this Thanksgiving (for those who celebrate it, for everyone else it’s World of Warcraft’s PIlgrim’s Bounty): Don’t just be thankful for the things you have in your life that you appreciate. That’s good and a good start, but if you want to take it to a different level, ask yourself this: How ...
Alex Leavitt
/
Convergence Culture Consortium (C3
Thanksgiving: Prime American Culture
—
The Consortium blog will be taking a hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday. I hope that everyone's annual cultural traditions (whether it's turkey or Chinese food) keep you warm! Also of note, I've added a link to Frank Rose's reaction article after the Futures of Entertainment conference. You can read it back at our FoE4 Wrap-Up article. See you ...
|
In the the continuation of this Rapid Fire Q&A series Avinash Kaushik & Nick Mihailovski answer about Analytics and other Google tools. Topics covered include: How to group referrals from common sources How to setup Google Analytics to track multiple web sites and view all the aggregate data in one profile Strategies to track websites ...
related items
|
Aaron Wall
/
SEO Book.com
Google Give Us Our Rank, Our Daily Bread
—
Sorry I haven't made any posts in a while...as we recently took on a big project AND moved hosts on SEO Book (currently on a speedy quad core), and I wanted to have minimal activity around the time of the move. Google recently announced adding breadcrumbs to the search results for some sites which offer hierarchical breadcrumbs in their ...
|
|
Shaun Anderson (Hobo)
/
Hobo
Build Links Via Testimonials – Like Google
—
Build Links Via Testimonials – Like Google Search Engine Optimisation Blurbs By Hobo. Build Links Via Testimonials – Like GoogleSearch Engine Optimisation Blurbs By Hobo. I’ve seen a few people mention this kind of link building tactic in the past but i thought seeing as Google itself does it for others, it’s an example ...
|
|
Padicode.com
The Real Bounce Rate in Google Analytics
—
Bounce Rate has been a hot subject lately. The problem with bounce rate starts with its definition. In his (great) book, Web Analytics An Hour a Day, Avinash Kaushik defines bounce rate as being the percent of traffic that stayed on your website for fewer than 10 seconds. Why I find his definition to being the most accurate?
Frank Reed
/
Andy Beal
These Are NOT Your Grandfather’s Google Search Ads
—
News flash! Google makes a lot of cash on paid search ads. Phew. I couldn’t keep that ‘news’ in any longer. We are so used to that element of Google and the online space that it is really just viewed as a fact of life and not much else thought is given to it unless [...]
Analytics.blogspot.com
Episode # 3 - Rapid Fire Web Analytics Q and A with Avinash and Nick
—
This is the third video in our recent Rapid Fire series where you share your most burning questions via the Google Analytics Google Moderator site and we answer them!
Jennita
/
SEO
Favorite Tidbits from PubCon 2009
—
Posted by jennita Photo courtesy of Michael Dorausch It has been a couple weeks since PubCon and yes, it's taken me this long to recuperate! Bare with me here as I reminisce about my favorite tidbits over the 3 days of sessions. PubCon does an amazing job of putting together a schedule that covers a multitude of tracks and topics. Which usually ...
Alan Long
/
Hitwise Intelligence
Searches getting longer
—
Last week I spoke at Search Engine Room in Sydney and presented some of the trends we are seeing in how Australian’s interactions with search Engines are changing. There has been a global trend that my international colleagues have been reporting on for some time – the lengthening of search terms. The above chart compares the week ending 14 ...
Barry Schwartz
/
Search Engine Land
Google Movie Results On Mobile Devices
—
The Google Mobile Blog announced that the new Google movie search features which launched a couple weeks ago on Google.com, is now available on mobile smart phones. The best way to show you the various features is to share screen shots and a Google made movie demo on how it works. Now, if I can [...] ....
Guest Author
/
Daily Blog Tips
Embedding Google Docs on Your Blog Posts
—
This is a guest post by Hannah Katsman. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here. Have you ever wanted to put a chart, spreadsheet or Power Point presentation right into your blog post? Google Docs can do it in just a few clicks.When you make changes to the document, the updates will show up in your blog as well. ...
Unbound Edition
Why Big Media's Anti-Google Counter-Revolution Will Fail
—
The Empire always strikes back. Every revolution inspires a counter-revolution. Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance didn't win independence overnight — and neither, it seems, will the www. Microsoft is negotiating with News Corp to pay it to remove its content from Google's index. Uh-oh: the Empire — industrial-era business as usual — is ...
Seladmin
/
Search Engine Land
Try Google’s New 3 Pane Look
—
That new Google look that’s being tested, that we covered last week in our Google Tackles Its “UI Jazz” Problem, Tests Streamlining Search Options Feature post? Now you needn’t just read about it. You can try it out yourself! Google Blogoscoped has code that you can copy and paste to make it happen. Check it out, [...] ....
|
Toppling Saddam Hussein from power was being discussed by British and US officials two years before the invasion of Iraq, senior Whitehall figures admitted yesterday.
discussions
related items
|
Rob Walker
/
MURKETING
Iraq Inquiry: The logo!
—
I don’t know how closely you’re following the inquiry over in Great Britain about that country’s decision to involve itself in the Iraq war. And I don’t have much to say about that. But hey, how about the logo! What do you think of the type treatment? Is this going to make the Iraq Inquiry the [...]
|
Saab has been a pioneer in the automotive sector. It made the first production cars with safety belts, the first headlight washer and wiper facilities, the first impact absorbing bumper, pioneered pollen filters in the air system of its cars and the first CFC-free climate control. Along with the Mercedes S-Class it has had a [...]
related items
|
Blogs.wsj.com
An Owner's Saab Story: They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used to
—
Stephen Pivonka is a proud owner of two Saabs. The co-founder of the New York Saab Owners Club, Pivonka likes to spend his weekends tinkering under the hood or driving on tours through the Hudson Valley countryside or Adirondack Mountains with fellow Saab owners. (Pivonka owns a 1992 9000 Turbo and a 2007 9-3 Aero)
|
|
Unbound Edition
Saab Faces Scrapheap as Sale Fails
—
Another of General Motors Co.'s brands appears all but headed for the junkyard after the collapse of the company's plan to sell Saab to a Swedish maker of exotic cars. Koenigsegg Group AB said Tuesday it was backing out of the deal, citing a series of costly delays in closing its planned purchase of Saab. The agreement with Koenigsegg was based ...
|
Viral selling is an constituent partial of a debate plan which is used to grasp objectives. It is not a design itself. If a categorical design of an e-mail debate is branding, in sequence to grasp larger branding success bearing we qualification your summary or suggest in a approach which it encourages pass-along.
Opens the Door to “Rising Stars” That Encourage Online Advertising Creativity NEW YORK – To set the stage for greater innovation and creativity in online advertising, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced the release of the “Ad Unit Guidelines 2009 Update.” For the first time, creative agencies lent their ...
related items
Feel You Carry It, Without Carrying It. Advertising Agency: Chango Publicidad, Bs As, Argentina Creative Directors: Sebastián Iglesias, Juan Lodola Art Director: Juan Lodola Copywriter: Sebastián Iglesias Photographer: Leninbäk Published: November 2009
related items
|
Ivan
/
Ads of the World
Correo Argentino: Bear
—
Feel You Carry It, Without Carrying It. Advertising Agency: Chango Publicidad, Bs As, Argentina Creative Directors: Sebastián Iglesias, Juan Lodola Art Director: Juan Lodola Copywriter: Sebastián Iglesias Photographer: Leninbäk Published: November 2009
|
Every page an eye-catcher. / DU. Arts and Culture Magazine. In the true sense of the claim, a real eye-tracking device recorded how a reader looked at a page of a "DU" issue. The original lines generated during that recording were printed as an ad. Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG Zürich, Switzerland Executive Creative Director: Frank Bodin ...
related items
|
Greatads.sylvia
/
Great Advertising
Mercedes-Benz G-Class Fireworks Ad
—
Mercedes-Benz celebrates 30 years of the G-Class in their newest commercial with a cool fireworks display. Credits: Advertised brand: Mercedes-Benz Advert title: Fireworks Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster Werbeagentur GmbH Agency website: Executive Creative Director: Deneke von Weltzien, Armin Jochum Creative Director: ...
|
Heineken is promoting its online responsible drinking campaign, “Know the Signs” with a set of online videos seeded across the internet. Online at www.knowthesigns.com, the campaign features characters who have trouble handling their alcohol limits. A Romanian wedding dance goes wrong when a flirt in a red dress, who’s clearly ...
related items
SinglePoint Reports Increased Adoption of SMS Advertising by Premium Brands and Publishers in October BELLEVUE, Wash. – SinglePoint, the leading provider of mobile interactivity and advertising solutions, announced that SingleBrand Ad Marketplace, the first web-based mobile advertising marketplace for SMS campaigns, has delivered over two ...
related items
|
Abhishek Kapoor
/
WATBlog.com
Tie-up Fiesta – Spice Digital To SMS Ads And Travel Details To IRCTC Users
—
IRCTC has come a long way in the e-commerce space in India since its estimated gross annual sales of Rs.3400 crore comprised 1/3rd of the total e-commerce industry worth Rs. 9000 crores in India. This time in news, IRCTC ties up with Spice Digital in an agreement which benefits both parties. So next time a [...] Follow us on: Twitter | Facebook | ...
|
“Stand by for a fighter pilot,” Robert Duvall’s character, Lt. Col. “Bull” Meechum, declares as he enters the room in the movie The Great Santini. And are those of us risking our lives every day on the social media front lines any less deserving of respect? Perhaps it doesn’t deserve the status of a combat ...
related items
Wellness for your car. Advertising Agency: Tillmanns, Ogilvy & Mather, Düsseldorf, Germany Creative Directors: Volker Kuwertz, Andreas Steinkemper Art Director: Katja Brunner Post Production: Katja Brunner, Hendrik Schöndube Photographer: Markus Meuthen Account Director: Natalie Putz Published: November 2009
Demand-side Technologies Like Real-Time Bidding Present New Risk for Publishers LOS ANGELES – the Rubicon Project, the Internet advertising infrastructure company, reveals exclusive insight into emerging industry trends and market shifts occurring in late 2009 in the seventh installment of its Online Advertising Market Report series. ...
It has probably happened to you: you're reading articles or watching videos on the web, and you come across some unrelated, gibberish comments. You may wonder what this is all about. Some webmasters abuse other sites by exploiting their comment fields, posting tons of links that point back to the poster's site in an attempt to boost their site's ...
discussions
 
Lauralsweet
/
If It's Hip
OMG! A product that Jules Verne would die for (again). This is a real motorized product that you can actually purchase from Amazon. It's not new, but it's the first time I've seen it available for purchase. The JL421 Badonkadonk Land Cruiser is nicknamed "The Donk" and the friggen thing even throws fire. To look at it, one might think it to be a ...
The little videos of people doing the wave are nice. "We created this banners campaign to show a promo the client was doing to give official kits of the Costa Rica soccer team to the people" Note: this is our first Costa Rican agency posting. Jotabequ have an awesome looking office too.
The network selling attention has enjoyed an huge bang in recognition as good as generally in a last year or dual as good as there have been a extensive volume of people perplexing to set up an MLM commercial operation right now. However, for a many part, many people who stick on a attention were told 3 lies which interfuse opposite a village ...
related items
|
Shola Abitogun
/
Web Marketing Advice
Vemma builder vs Old School MLM recruiting
—
Well I can disclose to you now, Vemma is legit. Will you succeed with them? Well that depends on a lot of factors. Firstly, what types of product is Vemma selling and are they sellable? Vemma drink is Vemma's chief product. Vemma is an acronym for Vitamins, Essential Minerals, Mangosteen and Aloe. The major ingredient is Mangosteen. Vemma claimed ...
|
 
Richard Millington
/
FeverBee
When your community is a destination members need to visit, rather than something that visits them, you have to work much harder. It’s much easier to participate in a community when participating is embedded in something you already do. This...
There are some great social media campaigns flying under the radar at the moment. There one common theme I can see amongst them is that they are not getting any support from paid media. Paid media is earned media's best friend, They work really well together. I think if you are looking to carve up a digital budget you should put at least 20% ...
related items
|
Www.dancewithstrangers.com
You Can’t Spend Money on Social Media
—
EMarketer had a nice recap today on two new studies of spending outlook for B2B marketers in 2010. First was BtoB Magazine’s updated look at marketing spend in 2010 and the second was a survey by Visible Technologies and SiriusDecisions. Both had some interesting points that stuck out to me immediately:
|
|
Beth
/
Beth's Blog
Five Social Media Fundraising Trends for 2009
—
Photo by Borman818 I usually don't write end of year roundups until those quiet last days of the year, but if Leave09Behind gets legs, that might be next week! But I'm a member of the Social Media Advisory Board for...
Kyle Lacy
/
Kyle Lacy
10 Tips to Integrating Social Media with Marketing
—
We had an excellent seminar this morning at Brandswag. The seminar was over the concepts of integrating social media into your overall marketing strategy. It is extremely important that every business drive social media through traditional marketing practices…. and vice-versa. Below you will find my Powerpoint presentation from the seminar. ...
Patricio Robles
/
the Econsultancy blog
Social media meets Xbox Live
—
The convergence of the television and the web has been promised for more than a decade now. Anyone remember Microsoft's acquisition of WebTV in 1997? There were good reasons at the time to see the potential of a marriage between the internet and the TV, and there still are. Like a lot of predictions, however, this one was a bit premature. But is ...
Jay Baer
/
Convince and Convert Blog
Curing Social Media Burnout
—
I get it, I really do. Keeping up with social media is like keeping pace with the latest Brangelina saga – you know you want to, but it’s hard to devote the time. I’m here to help. I’ve launched a email newsletter that will help you stay on top of what’s really important in social [...]
Sampad Swain
/
Interactive Marketing Blog
Social Media Disconnect
—
I’ve been writing about Social Media as far as I can remember. If you go through my about me page, then one thing would be certain that by profession I’m into or onto social media. So basically what I mean is I do understand what is social media – what’s the use of it – [...]
Trevor Ginn
/
the Econsultancy blog
Six ways for online retailers to use social media
—
A quick survey of Hitwise’s list of top UK online retailers shows that adoption of social media is patchy to say the least. The recent hype around Twitter and Facebook has clearly caught their attention with 69% and 50% respectively having a profile. However, a measly 31% use blogging and social bookmarking and, surprisingly, only 25% use ...
Jcass
/
PR Communications
What Social Media Is Not
—
Ari Herzog reviews some of the available definitions of social media he has found on the web over the last few years in a recent post. In my book, Strategies and Tools for Corporate Blogging I defined Web 2.0 and...
|
Mumbrella
/
MUmBRELLA
Freeview, the industry body that promotes free-to-air digital TV, has launched an information campaign aimed at positioning it as a low cost alternative to subscription television. The ad features a glum viewer who is paying “hundreds of dollars a year for something like Foxtel”. The same viewer then beams, as the voiceover promotes ...
related items
|
TheFounder
/
Tribble Ad Agency
Tracey Edwards ad agency shuts down – won’t pay bills
—
The Union Leader is reporting that ad agency Tracey Edwards has shut down. With an incredible note stating “Unfortunately, there will be no assets for distribution to unsecured creditors, like you,” the letter, addressed “To Whom It May Concern,” said.” and No bankruptcy filing is contemplated because there will be no assets [...]
|
|
Noreply
/