Last year, social media was still a little theoretical. Now it’s real. The advertising models are starting to emerge, consumer-created beverages via Facebook and proprietary environments have gotten launched. Listening is now being used a source of shopper insights that manufacturers are sharing with retail partners.
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Dec
11
Listening reveals insights via social and open-book approaches. Listening is about studying the change-makers (people) in a way that is native to how they are increasingly living their lives. We must learn how to add listening to our survey-based approaches for generating anticipatory insights.
Nov
18
The 4 things that Social Media and California Raisins have in common
In: advertising, social media
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Social media is not just a “thing”; it will be integrated into EVERYTHING. Verizon Fios is integrating social media (Facebook, Twitter) into TV. Facebook and twitter apps and web access are now fairly common in cell phones. On the other hand, it is important to realize that social media is part of mobile life, not the other way around.
May
14
A Klingon is one of the bad guys in Star Trek; a Marketing “Cling-on” is also dangerous…someone who clings on to rules of thumb from the past, believing the world is really not so different after all.
Trekkies know what a Klingon looks like, but how about a Marketing “Cling-on?” Here are some examples.
In a recent [...]
Apr
27
Research needs a seat at the social media table
In: innovation, listening, research transformation, social media
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The Research profession has perennially sought a “seat at the table”. Last Tuesday, I had a seat at a (different kind of) table. I was part of a keynote morning panel on innovation at Ad:Tech in San Francisco. I was the only researcher there, sitting next to some pretty impressive people…the CEO and founder of [...]