social media
There is a great Social Media conference being held in London next week and looking at the conference program, it looks like being a great event and very timely. From their website…
Europe’s leading social media event. Two day event featuring four dedicated conference streams, workshops and exhibition to be held at Olympia conference centre in London.
Conference [...]
March 12, 2010 ♦
conference
I’ve just seen the details for this year’s MIPTV to be held in Cannes April 12 – 16th.
From the conference agenda – where else would you find Shine Group’s Elisabeth Murdoch and Joanna Shields, News Corp’s Jonathan Miller, Sky’s Jeremy Darroch to name just a few in the same room.
MIP Digital kicks off with a [...]
March 8, 2010 ♦
social media
As promised in a previous post “Why are clients still scratching their heads about Social Media?” I wanted to look at the additional skills that marketing leaders will need to possess from now on to understand the new world of social media and drive real benefit from it.
This post has been prompted by some research [...]
March 6, 2010 ♦
social media
I’ve worked with some pretty exciting companies and teams over the years, and I’m delighted to be helping Visible Technologies expand internationally. Today they have announced a new round of funding ($US22M), and I can tell you that the future looks very bright indeed for this smart company that is helping brands and agencies navigate [...]
January 13, 2010 ♦
applications
Ever since Rory Sutherland used the term “branded utility” at an MMA event back in March 2009 when talking about how applications could be used to promote products without having to place banner ads all over them I have been using this phrase when describing what will work in mobile advertising.
Those that have seen me [...]
January 10, 2010 ♦
social media
No doubt many people around the world are aware that Eurostar passengers were subjected to some fairly uncomfortable experiences over the weekend as 5 Eurostar trains broke down as they entered the Channel Tunnel.
The issue seems to be the rapid change of temperature a the trains entered the channel tunnel from the French side (freezing [...]
December 20, 2009 ♦
mobile
I have the pleasure of rounding out 2009 with the final Carnival of the Mobilists for the year – and for the decade!
When I think back to where I was and what I was doing 10 years ago in 1999, and where I am in the world now – it has been an amazing journey.
10 [...]
December 15, 2009 ♦
social media
This article first appeared in the PointZero magazine, issue 2 October 2009.
It is often said that marketing helps consumers decide which product they should buy, and the customer service and operations department of any company is where this work can come undone in a flash.
As rightly identified by Dave Evans in a recent post titled [...]
October 16, 2009 ♦
social networking
This post looks at taking social media mobile and how the growth in social networks will drive mobile internet usage.
You can’t help noticing how fast social networks are growing around the world, and with the two that get the most press lately – Facebook and Twitter, the real question is what does the explosion of [...]
October 6, 2009 ♦