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Top Tips To Evaluate Online Ad Value (Internet Evolution)
Posted: 09/30/2010
When it comes to online adverstising, what is the best way to sift through the massive amounts of quantitative information available (impressions, clicks, repeat visits, context, etc.) to determine if a campaign has made any qualitative progress? According to one author, the best way is to follow six simple steps to gain measurable success: (1) Return on Investment (ROI) which, in essence, measures what you get vs. what you give; (2) Branding/awareness, which focuses on cultivating loyalty from existing clients vs. attracting new ones; (3) Positioning/SOV (share of voice), which focuses on edging out the competition; (4) CTR (click-through rate), although this dominant metric is slightly giving way to Engagement, it remains the best way to measure a campaign’s success; (5) Engagement, which is evidence that “the user did something more meaningful than clicking,” such as leaving a comment or playing a game; and (6) “Learning,” which means paying attention to all the different variables that could eventually play a role in future campaigns.
Industry: Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications,  Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services
Topic: Business Intelligence,  Content Strategy,  E-Commerce,  Marketing Communications
Region: Global
Audience: Business to Business,  Business to Consumer
Video Girl Barbie Goes Viral (Promo Magazine)
Posted: 09/30/2010
In true Barbie fashion, the social girl charged the virtual social world this July to build the buzz for her latest professional stint: videographer. Mattel tapped into social networks Foursquare and Twitter to launch a campaign that criss-crossed the boundaries of traditional marketing. The campaign celebrated the new Video Girl Barbie with a scavenger hunt that had fans scouring San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York to locate Barbie’s real whereabouts. The first follower to find the fashion-forward doll in each city won a Barbie Video Girl doll. “We really embraced social media as a marketing platform a year ago as part of a major campaign in support of Barbie’s 50th anniversary,” says Lauren Dougherty, director of Barbie marketing at Mattel. Barbie currently has 17,600 Twitter followers and about 440,000 likes on Facebook—more than 200,000 of those added since January. Future plans include a promotion that puts the camera in the consumers’ hands with user-generated video, as well as introducing other members of Barbie’s entourage, including Ken, onto the social platforms.
Industry: Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications,  Retail & Products
Topic: Content Strategy,  Creative & Design,  Experience & Interaction,  Marketing Communications,  Technology Implementation
Region: Global,  North America
Audience: Business to Consumer,  Peer Groups & Communities
New Tweet Button Simplifies Sharing (Digital Arts)
Posted: 09/16/2010
In an effort to simplify sharing and make retweeting one of its core functions, Twitter recently launched a new Tweet Button, which prompts a pop-up box allowing visitors to share a Twitter feed without leaving the site they are visiting. The feature also allows publishers to incorporate custom text into their Tweet Button box, as well as suggest other Twitter accounts to follow. "The Tweet Button will help publishers grow traffic and increase their Twitter following," reads Twitter's announcement. While TweetMeme will be phasing out its popular “retweet” service, the company plans to launch other Twitter-related services. "We have grown to more than 750 million daily retweet button impressions.... That said, the market requires an official solution that can accelerate this growth. So today Twitter is launching its own Tweet Button and we are very pleased to be partnering with them to continue to grow the overall Twitter ecosystem," reads a TweetMeme statement. CNN.com, YouTube, Time.com, Hulu and USA Today have already incorporated the function into their websites.
Industry: Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications,  Technology, Consulting, & Professional Services
Topic: Content Strategy,  Experience & Interaction,  Technology Implementation
Region: Global
Audience: Business to Consumer,  Peer Groups & Communities
The Domino Effect: Popular Pizza Company Taps Into Social Marketing (ClickZ)
Posted: 09/16/2010
On the heels of a 61 percent increase in online sales in the UK and Ireland from the same period last year, Domino's is singing the praises of Facebook and Foursquare promotions. The global pizza chain credits growth in web-based sales (jumping from 26 to 33 percent this year) to its social media marketing tactics – which include cultivating a strong presence online with both a global Facebook page and individual local pages, as well as securing 531 Twitter followers and launching Foursquare’s geo-location service. "We've had nearly 10,000 check-ins since it launched from around 3,500 unique visitors," Georgina Wald, spokesperson for the London-based division, said. The company has also enjoyed recent growth in sales by turning their attention to search marketing.
Industry: Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications,  Retail & Products
Topic: Business Intelligence,  Content Strategy,  E-Commerce,  Experience & Interaction,  Marketing Communications,  Technology Implementation
Region: Europe
Audience: Business to Consumer,  Peer Groups & Communities
Asian Persuasion – Social Media Marketing In Japan (ClickZ)
Posted: 09/16/2010
Before MySpace and Facebook were even a glimmer in the virtual eye, Japan had Mixi – one of the country’s most popular SNS (social networking sites). While businesses in the U.S. are really only just beginning to tap into social media as a viable marketing tool, savvy businesses in Japan have been on the social bandwagon for more than 10 years, using platforms like Mixi, Gree and 2channel. Japan’s preponderance of social media might even prompt some to say that Japan was the genesis for social media marketing. The country’s rich social media platforms include: general social networking sites; video and photo sharing sites, social bookmarking sites; blog network sites, mini-blogging sites and micro social networking (SNS) sites. With most services available for both PC and mobile (unlike the U.S. where mobile is just gaining traction), mobile is already a key part of the countries inhabitants’ online lives.
Industry: Marketing, Design, & Interactive Communications
Topic: Business Intelligence,  Content Strategy,  Marketing Communications,  Technology Implementation
Region: Asia Pacific
Audience: Business to Consumer,  Peer Groups & Communities
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