“By integrating ContactMonkey into Nimble, we’ve made Nimble more valuable and insightful” / Richard Young
by Will Corry on May 24, 2013
Richard Young “By integrating ContactMonkey into Nimble, we’ve made Nimble more valuable and insightful,” said Richard Young, Nimble’s Director of EMEA. “The marriage of email tracking with the Social Insights Nimble already offers, makes for a truly powerful and compelling combination.” ... Read more » [more…]
Google and Virgin Media explore ‘The Future of Commerce’ with Weapon7
by Will Corry on May 24, 2013
This week, Weapon7 - the digital-focused creative agency – hosted ‘The Future of Commerce’ debate, including speakers from Google, Virgin Media, Internet Retailing and The Knowledge Engineers.
The debate looked at the future of commerce and touched on themes such as the experience of shopping, use of mobile devices, location based marketing, new forms of currency and brands providing a personalised service to customers.Watch the video.
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New white paper / Do you understand the mathematics of social marketing? / Jason Falls
by Will Corry on May 23, 2013
By Jason Falls One of the advantages of having exposure to a large e-commerce company and the incredible talent within its walls is that you learn from some of the top minds in the industry. It was just a few months into my tenure at CafePress that I started to dive deep into learning from the team that runs one of the largest Internet retail operations in the world. And boy, have I learned.
Checklist for planning your campaign: 10 steps for ‘Inbound Success’ / Carolyn Edgecomb
by Will Corry on May 23, 2013
Carolyn Edgecomb in Checklists writes...
You wouldn’t just jump on a plane and start your holiday on the fly, would you?
Your holiday may come together if you take this approach, but it certainly would not be enjoyable. In fact, it would probably be a mess and lead to quite a few headaches.
The key to success in any large process is starting with a solid plan.
“Is your problem that you feel you are like a well kept secret, that not enough people know you exist?” / Jon Davey
by Will Corry on May 22, 2013
Have you got the most amazing product or service? Is your problem that you feel you are like a well kept secret, that not enough people know you exist? Are you ready to be more famous?
TheMarketingblog sends out regular emails to its 25,000+ readers, the website getting hundreds of thousands of page views every month coming from the great organic SEO it has earned from 10+ years of fresh content being added every day. [more…]
Consumer brand experience / Does targeted, relevant advertising really create brand love? / Hotcow
by Will Corry on May 22, 2013
Spotted in the Hotcow blog ....Earlier this year, Hotcow wrote a piece for Marketing week , where we explored a novel idea.
We imagined a world where brands invested their marketing budgets in consumer brand experience and Experiential became the dominant form of marketing communication.
This weeks Grocer magazine discusses why FMCG brands are spending more on Digital marketing, replacing some of the spend previously enjoyed by TV advertising (down 5.46% to £1.47bn in 2012)
The best times to post on social media
by Will Corry on May 21, 2013
Infographic: The Best Times to Post on Social Media bit.ly/19pC5fe … via @mobilemw
— Vic Khamesra (@conversesocial) May 20, 2013
Nimble 3.0 launched / The complete experience includes a to-do list, engagement opportunities personalized to users’ network, deals in the pipeline
by Will Corry on May 20, 2013
What's Going On? Nimble, (nimble.com) the social CRM solution, have announced the debut of its 3.0 offering
May 21 will be a big day for Nimble -- they will be launching Nimble 3.0! What's happening?
§ ■ A new “Today Screen”: This is where users land when they open Nimble and where they can immediately act on the intelligence Nimble surfaces each day. The complete experience includes a to-do list, engagement opportunities personalized to users’ network, deals in the pipeline, milestones such as birthdays and job changes among contacts, and finally Today’s Top 3-- Contacts pulled from your network to engage and follow-up with effectively. (nimble.com) [more…]
Yahoo / Tumblr acquisition / Comment by Andrew Yates of Artesian Solutions
by Will Corry on May 20, 2013
Marissa brings Tumblr into the Yahoo family for $1.1 billion
Following the news that Yahoo! is set to acquire Tumblr, please see comment from Andrew Yates, CEO and co-founder of Artesian Solutions
“The news that Yahoo! is set to acquire Tumblr reflects the importance of developing a social footprint for the big technology players. Yahoo! is following in the footsteps of smart businesses that have recognised the need to be agile, socially connected and transparent in order to engage today’s internet users. [more…]
Pete Davis of Getmemedia.com on sponsorship and ‘how the nature of the game is changing’
by Will Corry on May 20, 2013
Sponsorship was once viewed as something of a badging opportunity, in particular within the broadcast arena where a brand ident might top and tail an ad break and little more.
But sponsorship opportunities have evolved to become so much more creative these days. This is in no small way thanks to the fact that digital technology now allows for clever sponsorship activity to span many channels, from social to mobile and video.















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