Category Archives: Business

Social CRM A No-Brainer

There remains a common tendency to say ‘social’ and think ‘marketing’ but the social revolution of the past decade is broader than this narrow confine. As the infographic below demonstrates the social customer of today is looking to ‘participate’ all … Continue reading

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Why Pinning Is In Your Best Interest

Those of us who are early adopters of Pinterest will have noticed a dramatic rise in activity from this social media channel in recent months.  As the above chart from a recent Experian study shows, Pinterest has clearly captured the … Continue reading

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How Fortune 500 Companies Choose To Use Social Media

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The Early QR Code Catches The Worm

Want to capture the attention of those busy commuters and convince them to shop with you?  Here’s what Tesco did in Korea, redefining the meaning of ‘grocery shopping’ for today’s generation. Using Smartphone technology it is providing QRCodes for items. … Continue reading

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Wakey, Wakey

Every now and then I come across an app that is really useful, engaging and provides an incentive to use it.  Perhaps surprisingly, very few on the market fulfill all three of these fundamental requirements. Lufthansa‘s Anyawake app is one of the … Continue reading

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Is the New Timeline Timely?

At the end of this month those of us with Facebook business pages will be moved into ‘timeline mode’ whether we want it of not. If you are like me, you will have seized the nettle and made the transfer already.  I … Continue reading

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Multichannel Innovation in Mobile Marketing

NET-A-PORTER’s Window Shop The fashion etailer created a pop-up store window that allowed shoppers to use iPads and smartphones to bring the products to life. Net-A-Porter won and innovation in mobile marketing award at E-Consultancy’s Innovation Awards 2012

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Think Big, Think Local

Sometimes its is difficult to see the wood for the trees. The Web is a big place packed full of global opportunities but if current trends are to be believed, thinking ‘local’ is the best business approach. A ‘localised’ online … Continue reading

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How Agencies Rate Their Clients Social Media Tactics

Agencies have rated the effectiveness of their clients’ social marketing tactics and according to an article by Marketing Sherpa, posting content on company-branded or -managed blogs is deemed either very or somewhat effective by 85% of agencies.  This is particularly so … Continue reading

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