Wednesday, September 8, 2010 Double bust up : Ireland v France  
Double bust up : French and Irish fall out over ‘box’ incident (both ways)
Thierry Henry robs Ireland of World Cup place
http://irishsoccerinsider.wordpress.com/2009/11/11...

Best Spoof I’ve seen in years! I’m aching!! Thierry Henry robs Ireland of World Cup place

Exclusive 'PR blunder' story. These letters were leaked very recently to theMarketingblog showing a major breakdown in communication between the French Government and the Irish over the football World Cup qualifying play-off.

There’s now a full-blown diplomatic row brewing. Editor's notes (intended to stir the pot) on this incident.

((1) Thierry Henry broke Irish hearts with a blatant handball - we were cheated (2) We love the fact that the Irish Department of Diplomatic Affairs offical logo appears to be the same as Guinness.   (3) It's hard work looking like an imposing statesman when you're only 5ft 5in.(4) Is the next incident going to be a Bercow one!

 
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by Will Corry

The best ROI approach to email marketing is to promote to inactive prospects and sleeping customers in your data base with the purpose to get them active

The best ROI approach to email marketing is to promote to inactive prospects and sleeping customers in your data base with the purpose to get them active. You can do this using the powerful combination of www.themarketingblog.co.uk , a new social networking site and www.marketinguk.co..uk 

Turn your customers into (entice them to be) regular, loyal customers for your company.

TheMarketingblog can create all of this for you - at a cost which will not break your budget wide open.

Here is a recent award winning example.
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Talk to Will Corry 01784 434 412  today for a full breakdown of how the right newsletter or business blog combined with this new social media concept can get your prospects 'active' and more importantly, turn them into potential future customers.

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Give regular cash to a charity of your choice - register with theMarketingblog B2B Opinions Panel
This allows you to contribute on a regular basis to charity of your choice
http://www.cint.com/registration/Template07.aspx?G...

Introducing theMarketingblog B2B Opinions Panel. We are very excited about this new addition to theMarketingblog's stable. We want a big favour from you. Sign up to be a panelist. Your support will be really appreciated and you will be making a regular contribution to a charity of your choice.



Give us your opinion. As a registered panelist we will invite you to take part in interesting surveys on various marketing topics. The panel results will make for great reading in theMarketingblog during 2010.

Besides that we plan that your incentive will in the future be paid to a charity of your choice.The payment methods are PayPal and five charity organizations (ActionAid, Cancer Research UK, Help the Aged, Oxfam and Save the Children) 

This all means you are playing a real part in making sure your chosen charity receives a regular stream of payments from your input to theMarketingblog B2B Opinions Panel.
 

Great new support video from Trivial Pursuit
Can women prove they are smarter than men? And viceversa?
Pitting the lads against the lasses in a new campaign for Trivial Pursuit
http://www.adverblog.com/archives/004116.htm
by Adverblog

Trivial Pursuit, the ultimate authority on trivia, is throwing down the gauntlet and asking women and men to represent their team and take part in the experiment to find out if the age-old question of who's smarter than who can be answered once and for all through trivia.

The video launched to support the action has the potential to generate quite a lot of buzz, especially because it cashes on images that are already pretty popular/successful. It's a fun watch - you will enjoy it.
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Email marketing - new report
DMA : Marketers are increasing the volume of emails and expect expenditure on email marketing to increase over the next 12 months
Direct Marketing Association (DMA) National Client Email Survey report
http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?A...

Seven out of ten marketers expect expenditure on email marketing to increase over the next 12 months, yet strategic planning and best practice processes are lagging behind, findings of the latest Direct Marketing Association (DMA) National Client Email Survey report.

The survey reveals that less than half of marketers have a strategy concerning maximum email contact frequency, only a quarter of marketers are able to calculate the value of an email address and 12 per cent of respondents do not know how many emails an address should receive each month.

To view a copy of the report, please visit: www.dma.org.uk/research


For more on how your company can benefit from email marketing and social media marketing call Will Corry of theMarketingblog 01784 434 412 for a chinwag.

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Cint Panel Exchange
Cint : Specialist panels in the UK now include the education sector
http://www.e-soc.se/system/display.php?M=3147399&C...

Read Cint's new newsletter

New panel partnerships in the UK offer further opportunities for accessing influential and opinionated people through Cint Panel Exchange.

To build on the the large base of consumer panels, and EU Health panels announced last month, new partnerships have been made with National Union of Student Services Ltd (NUSSL) and Schoolzone. Now you have the oppporunity to tap into teachers, educational officers, and students alike.

Other announcements include the partnership with TheMarketingBlog who will be recruiting a B2B Opinions panel.

Call Richard Thornton +44 207 268 3083
for more information about the sampling opportunities in this market  or contact the Cint UK office
 

How to make big money on facebook
Monetising Facebook : Business has started to control ’social media’
Strategies to exploit are understood and it is time for fast follwers to embrace the medium
http://www.apmdigital.co.uk/campaign-blog/monetisi...
by Mark J Grey

Hi Will    Some companies successfully use social media sites to increase revenues. All types of businesses are represented in the early adopter population (From International Law Firms to Pizza Delivery).

These companies are developing global markets and opportunities. Not every business is suited to facebook or MySpace but there is a social network where your potential clients represent real opportunities.

Our latest blog takes a quick look at how companies are monetising facebook and other social networking sites.

Monetising Facebook Blog can be found here

Mark J Grey, Managing Director, APM Digital Limited
01252 620206 www.apmdigital.co.uk

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A fun new site purely for entertainment purposes and strictly limited to the outrageously bad / ugly / creepy / crazy shoppers
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-...

This woman's sweatshirt evidently caught one shopper's eye Through the Daily Mail we found this totally different site. Tesco or Sainsburys would probably provide the same material - is there anyone up for the challenge?

In their discaimer you get an idea of the purpose of the new site...This site is NOT in anyway affiliated with Wal-Mart. We personally have nothing against Wal-mart. We, along with most of America, shop at Wal-mart for nearly everything we need.

This site is simply a satirical social commentary of the extraordinary sights found at America’s favorite store. Wal-mart is Americana baby, Enjoy...

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Marketing Story of the Week
Women want to see companies stand up for a cause, even in this economic environment
73% said they would pay more for a "good" product
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/stephanie-schomer/...


What do female consumers want from companies?
The answer is simple: They just want them to be good.

Self magazine released results from a study titled GOOD, which examined how women react to cause marketing.

Its findings encouraged cause-supporting companies to make the move from telling consumers about how the company was giving back, to telling consumers how they were helping the company give back--the consumer feels better about herself when she supports "good" companies.
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Receiving accolades from critics and festivals
Pigeon Impossible .... Massive viral video hit
"I just wanted people to laugh"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEjUAnPc2VA

I just wanted people to laugh


Ever wondered what would happen if you crossed Mission: Impossible with a pigeon? What do you mean, no?! Well, fortunately, someone has, and the result is a Pixar-quality animated short that has been receiving accolades from critics and festivals all over the world.

The hilarious six-minute video tells the tale of Walter, a rookie secret agent faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase.

[Walter and the pigeon inside]
 

You are such a blonde!

Make your day with
Laughter Spot

Two blondes decided
to rob a bank together. The first blonde, Judy plans the robbery and goes over the plan with the second blonde, Buffy, in great detail. The robbery begins...

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Jellyfish

Jellyfish
scoops £3 million Fairpoint paid search account.

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You!Me!Dancing! - Los Campesinos is the track, the guys in the snow don't spell anything , its tetris.

A summary of
this new Coors Light commercial 

Chemistry, Ireland.
 


New... Save with
Marketing CLOUT vouchers
 


You can use them now to save up to 25% - over 100 vouchers for Argos, Tesco, BHS, Boden, Debenhams etc for you to choose from.

Save £10 on £30 minimum spend at Bodens ...expires November 28th.
 

Oops! The ad never mentioned this!

It was 'not like this
in the ad' moment
.

The heart-stopping moment a lion calmly padded up to a car on safari... and pulled open the door.
 



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Best public service ad ever for Breast Cancer Awareness
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Campaign to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness month.

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Dave Beal asked me if I could provide some thrust for his partner's e commerce site.
 

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