Like a CSI episode, where the evidence at first is invisible but then magically becomes apparent to the talented investigator, researchers need to mine the forensic evidence about what consumers want that is right there in their shopping cart and their digital behaviors.
Mar
1
The CSI era of digital marketing insights
In: branding, digital marketing, facebook, research transformation
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Jan
30
How Social Media is revolutionizing paid and owned media
In: advertising, social media
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Social media is not just about earned media, it profoundly affects paid and owned media as well, changing how marketers spend their ad budgets, away from demographics and toward interests, behaviors, and self-directed seeking.
Jan
5
Six ideas for building brand loyalty when all shoppers are becoming system beaters
In: branding, digital marketing, facebook, path to purchase, shopper marketing, social media, twitter
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So, is this the end of branding? What should marketers and retailers do if shoppers are forever transformed into system beaters? Here are 6 tips for brands to build loyalty in this new marketing environment.
Dec
15
A holiday gift of food…for thought
In: advertising, behavioral economics, digital marketing, facebook
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A gift of food for thought to thank you for a great year of learning and accomplishment for Rubinson Partners and I wanted to thank my clients, academic sponsors at NYU, network of resources and thought partners such as Judah Phillips web analytics guru at Monster, Erwin Ephron, Dave Lundahl founder at InsightsNow, Pat Hanlon (author of Primal Branding), and Frank Cotignola at Kraft.
Oct
31
How to increase marketing ROI in the digital age
In: advertising, digital marketing, marketing, media, path to purchase
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How do we reach the “readier” to purchase consumer to increase ad effectiveness? Digital activities that are self-directed, e.g. search or visiting a brand’s website guarantee recency because the consumer controls the timing of the message not the marketer.

