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19 Jan

Posted at 01:30h in Consumer Packaged Goods, Internet Marketing, Social Networking by
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Is social media driving tech accessories purchases? The answer, at this point seems to be “yes and no,’” according to Chris Ely, manager, Industry Analysis Market Research for the Consumer Electronics (CE) Association, who outlined the results of a new study during the “Tech Accessories in...

05 Dec

Posted at 01:34h in Consumer Packaged Goods, In Store Marketing, Internet Marketing, Marketing strategy, Product innovation, Retailing by
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Tablets are for fun, while laptops are for work, both play a role in consumer packaged goods.


Tablets have quickly emerged as a distinctconsumer_packaged_goods_laptopconsumer_packaged_goods_ipad third digital screen in consumers lives that fill the gap between desktops and smartphones. But there are still many open questions about exactly how consumers are using them. We explored tablet search trends earlier this year, but wanted to dig deeper and answer key questions such as: What are the contrasts between tablet use, laptop use, and smartphone use and how are consumers engaging across these devices? What are the most common activities (playing games, searching, reading, etc.) that tablets are used for? What ads are most relevant and useful based on how people are using the devices?                                 

                                    
                                

                            					

				

			

		

		

                    		

			

								

					

						
31 Jul 

						

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It’s easy to get distracted by trivial social media arguments. Social media experts spend a lot of time hashing out old fights about the best tools and tactics for the same reasons some people  can spend hours looking at new faucets or cabinet doors. The less important something is, the more fun it is to kibitz about, because the responsibility that comes with being wrong is relatively minor. It doesn’t really matter what your kitchen looks like; so long as it is functional, durable and built on a stable foundation, you can have those cabinet arguments worry-free.

Key Answers to Key questions;

The trouble is, too many people have the cabinet door conversation without ever talking about the foundation. The way I see it, there are only seven questions in all of social media that really matter. Of course, they’re pretty big questions. But if you can answer them to the fullest, then the answers to many of your minor questions fall into place.

    
	
  1. Who am I speaking to? And don’t just say “potential customers.” That’s a dodge and you know it. Get specific. Think about who you’re trying to reach in terms of both demographics (age, location, income, etc.)  and psychographics (what to they believe? what do they like? what are they worried about?). And remember that the latter often tells you more than the former. Unless you really know, on an intimate level, who are you’re speaking to, everything else you’re doing is essentially guesswork, because audience knowledge informs your answer to every one of the remaining questions.

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  2. What do they want from me online? The temptation is often to focus on what you want from your customers — and we’ll get to that — but you’re setting yourself up for disaster if you focus on yourself first. Because before anyone is going to do what you want, you have to give them a reason to care about you first. All businesses, nonprofits and institutions exist to serve a function. You do something that people want or need — or
                                

                                    
                                

                            					

				

			

		

		

                    		

			

								

					

						
15 Apr 

						

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                        This post was written by Mirna Bard, a social media consultant, speaker, author and instructor of social media at the University of California at Irvine.

SmartPulse — our weekly nonscientific reader poll in SmartBrief on Social Media — tracks feedback from leading marketers about social media practices and issues.

Last week’s poll question: How would you compare the costs of social media marketing and traditional marketing channels, relative to their returns?


    
	
  • Traditional marketing is more expensive than social media marketing – 43.48%
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  • It is difficult to compare the two – 41.74%
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  • Social media marketing is more expensive than traditional marketing channels – 12.17%
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  • They cost about the same – 2.61%
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A couple of weeks ago, I was in a meeting with several executives who were debating                                 

                                    
                                

                            					

				

			

		

		

                    		

			

								

					

						
22 Mar 

						

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The current environment for advertising and marketing is rapidly shifting. No longer are companies able to slide by with the basic strategies implemented in the past. With new digital developments changing on a continuous basis, being nimble and adaptable to these new forms of communication will be critical to getting the message effectively to consumers and shoppers alike.

Already, we have seen huge changes:

* From traditional media to multiple forms of communication
* From mass to niche media, centered around specific target audiences
* From a manufacturer-dominated market to a retailer-dominated, shopper centric market.
* From general-focus advertising and marketing to data-based marketing
* From limited Internet access to 24/7 Internet availability and access to goods and services

The booming culture of social media is also creating countless opportunities for                                 

                                    
                                

                            					

				

			

		

		

                    		

			

								

					

						
16 Mar 

						

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Using Wikipedia as a source for an academic paper will still get most people into hot water, yet a growing number of people are turning to even more dubious sites to verify facts for information about their health.

A survey of nearly 23,000 Americans, released last month by the National Research Corporation, says that 20% use social media sites, such as Facebook and Twitter, to help make health care decisions, with one in four saying the information found there was “likely” or “very likely” to affect their course of action.

Perhaps more telling was that 32% said they had a “very high” trust in social media — only 7.5% of respondents rated their trust level as “very low.”

These are not the young or poor making these decisions, either. The survey found                                 

                                    
                                

                            					

				

			

		

		

                    		

			

								

					

						
10 Mar 

						

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In my introductory ad classes, students review two ad articles each quarter. And from the very first class I taught in January of 2001, an overwhelming number of reviews have extolled the glory of highly targeted advertising on the web.

These articles described a virtual eden – where advertising’s power is increased because ad dollars are spent only on communication with those who care. Just imagine, they say, targeting by interest, by their browsing history, by online purchase history, by selection of keywords in the past 10 years, and perhaps even by the genetic make-up of the consumer’s children

Ten years later, how is Eden?

The answer is decidedly “mixed”. First, response rates to web advertising are horrible. I was reading                                 

                                    
                                

                            					

				

			

		

		

                    		

			

								

					

						
16 Feb 

						

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                        This post was written by SmartBrief technology editor Susan Rush.

If you think social TV is only for young, hip viewers, you are mistaken. Live televised events or TV series that have loyal fan bases are perfect candidates to add social TV elements — that was one of the takeaways from the “Social Television — .

Where will social TV work?

To open the session, panel moderator Richard Sussman of The Nielsen Co., pointed to the success the 2010 Oscars had with Facebook, noting that “Facebook was the winner of the Oscars.” Shows like the