Articles dealing with Promotion

Old-school hip-hop and a pretty strange lesson in customer engagement

September 4th, 2010 by Simon Kirby · No Comments yet - click here to leave yours

Eric B and Rakim wrote the book on hip-hop’s modern era. They know a thing or two about customer engagement too Whether we’re a brand or a celebrity, the point isn’t what customers think about our brand. The point is what our brand thinks about our customers.

Three resources for B2B strategic marketing using social media

May 24th, 2010 by Simon Kirby · No Comments yet - click here to leave yours

Lots of strategic marketing is B2B.  But there’s not much strategic marketing resource out there on using social media in a B2B context.
So here are three good places to start:
Social Media & B2B
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Social Media B2B Marketing: Adhesives and Sealants Industry
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The Attention Arms Race

March 5th, 2010 by Simon Kirby · 1 Comment so far - click here to leave yours

If we measured customer attention like Gross Domestic Product, we’d know we were in trouble. Advertising, promotion and information are locked in an inflationary spiral as too much data chases too few eyeballs. Per capita, ‘Gross Domestic Attention’ (let’s call it GDA) is falling off a cliff. Thinking about the SEO arms race, is making me get very clear that imagination is worth more than cash.