With the recent growth of social platforms marketers have realised that they need to learn how to maximise the potential of these mediums.  New media is  different from traditional media and many people are unsure of the purpose. Is it to build a prospect list, drive sales or improve customer relations? Read More

The use of smart phones for local search and social networking grew significantly in Q1 this year: Research carried out by the Compete Smartphone Intelligence Survey showed we are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile phones to look for local businesses.  Nearly 1 in 3 people have called or visited a store after using their phone to find it.  The research also found that a third of Android and iPhone owners found at least 2 new businesses that they weren’t aware of before. Read More

I have just come across an interesting case study in Markering Sherpa which is a very powerful example of how Facebook, and multichannel marketing in general, can have a profound impact. Not just in terms of building a following for a cause but in generating $950,000 of funds in a pretty short space of time. Read More

In 1979 The Buggles sang about how Video Killed the Radio Star. Today Mark Zukerberg is sitting on a mountain of money while newspaper admen are going home every night with nosebleeds.   Read More

Everywhere I look, every article I read, seems to hammer home the fact that peer influence marketing is becoming the most effective method of selling a brand. Word of mouth marketing has always been a reliable way to do business. Why? Because brands know that consumers would rather hear it from someone they know and trust. In The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell describes the three characters needed to start an epidemic. Read More