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When social media first began gaining popularity with brands, the first thing they wanted to know was, “What are people saying about us?” It’s understandable – whereas before brands would only get to find out what the public’s perception of them was when the cash registers slowed down, now they could get insights on what wasRead more

The search for brand influencers, and how to identify them, has seen numerous pieces of technology come and go over the years. Some, good – others, not so much. As the sophistication of the technology has grown, so has the methodology of identifying brand influencers. Or has it? Despite numerous pieces of content, talks, caseRead more

One of the things marketers and brands alike continue to be excited about is the potential of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). This excitement is understandable – the ability to tap into previously unheard of sources of information about our customers is a very big thing indeed. Whether the excitement being generated is fullyRead more

The more things change, the more they stay the same. That could be construed as the theme of the customer experience trends we see coming in 2020. Or maybe we were just ahead of our time in 2019? In a nutshell, we’re still looking at consumer-driven engagements and experiences that add value to the consumer.Read more

One of the buzzwords finding renewed popularity in the digital marketing space is context marketing, or the ability to look into the context of what your customers want and deliver on that need. While the term itself is nothing new, having been around for at least the last ten years or so, its newfound fameRead more

Along with the term Big Data, Social Business has become one of the terms du jour when it comes to how organizations work. Several agencies and organizations have come up with their definitions of what a social business is. As we begin to be able to measure the degree to which employees collaborate in helpful waysRead more

I’m a marketer. In marketing, our mission, if you like, is to instill desire. You may see a product you like, but don’t necessarily need. Marketing’s job is to instill enough desire around that product to make you need, or want, it. While there are several facets to marketing – including the afore-mentioned desire, asRead more

There’s a popular saying that marketers have ruined social media. As a marketer, I agree and disagree. Yes, crappy marketing by brands, or crappy marketers in general, ruin social media. Yet that’s been true of any crappy marketing, and it’s not restricted to social media. Let’s face it, crappy anything ruins something. A crappy experience with aRead more

When it comes to measuring the return on investment (ROI) of influence marketing, social media offers some key advantages over traditional marketing and advertising. Prior to social media’s rise as an essential business solution, marketing campaigns were primarily through print, media including TV and radio, and direct mail. The use of flyers, posters, billboards andRead more

When I was a teen, back in the 80’s – yes, I’m old – there was this bakery just off my local high street. It was a family-owned bakery, and had a mix of fancies, pastries, bread and sweets (candy in North America). While the goods being sold were a great mix, and kept theRead more