topic://strategy

Many of us use social media only as consumers, enjoying humorous cartoons, pictures of friends, and updates from family. But the way business uses social media is much different: it’s deliberate, goal-oriented, and measured. Some types of businesses, such as the pharmaceutical industry, conduct social media marketing under governmental constraints. Read more...

We’ve all been there. Your one-hour meeting has devolved into a 2-and-a-half hour mind bender. The meeting started late, spiraled into near fisticuffs at one point, and worst of all? There doesn’t seem to be an end in sight. Read more...

As the meeting limps along, you can’t remember why it was originally scheduled, but it has jumped the rails and there are still several key decisions that need to be agreed upon. Ouch, right? Read more...

It definitely hurts, but painful meetings are bad for more than just your mental well- being, they can also affect your project’s financial health. Read more...

And the folks at Kraft know it. In fact they’re openly exploiting it. I’m referring to the recent Miracle Whip campaign. If you haven’t seen it, do so. Read more...

This year, we have seen companies of all sizes and across all industries jump into mobile media. They experimented with emerging mobile-based technologies like QR codes, mobile coupons, location-based check-ins and even augmented reality. Sometimes they were met with success, but more often than not the mobile strategies do not live up to their potential due to technical errors, design flaws or poorly executed strategies. Read more...

The marketing landscape has changed quite dramatically in the past 10 years. Marketers have always been the gatekeepers of things like brand, segmentation, research, messaging, promotion and sales tools. But today they have to shoulder a whole new set of burdens. Things like crafting compelling interactive experiences, creating intuitive interfaces for different types of screens and devices, making them measurable, shareable, findable, accessible and, dare I say...integrated. Read more...