Google launches enhanced listings for brands
With the release of Google+ in September 2011, businesses have been looking to see how the platform can assist in their digital marketing efforts.
In particular, companies have been keen to see how Google+ can impact on search engine marketing.
Zynga brings brands to Draw Something
When Zynga shelled out $200m for OMGPOP, the maker of Draw Something, the social gaming giant was buying what was, at the time, the owner of the hottest mobile game in the world.
But despite its popularity and the fact that it was generating hundreds of thousands of dollars each day in revenue, the steep price Zynga paid for a company that was once on the brink of failure naturally raised questions about whether it overpaid.
Hulu to advertisers: pay only for completed video ad views
The internet has arguably been the most exciting new development for advertisers in the past 50 years, but that doesn't mean that online advertising is without its problems.
Arguably, one of the biggest problems is a misalignment of the interests of media buyers and media sellers, with the latter often not appearing to care much about the value the former receives.
Consumers respond to social media symbols on TV: report
It's well-established that the second screen phenomenon is real, and there's plenty of reason to believe that social media and television are a perfect match.
But just how well do social media-oriented calls to action on television actually work? According to consulting firm Accenture, they work pretty well.
A-Z of Pinterest-ing brands
So, Pinterest is still the buzzword of the industry and something that looks like it might stick around a little while longer.
It’s also something that Econsultancy’s explored from various different angles, but we’ve not actually gone into too much detail about the companies using it.
There’s a handful of extremely comprehensive lists floating around the web, but I thought it might be interesting to see if a full A-Z list of brands and organisations could be compiled.
Surprisingly, it turns out you (almost) can, which is quite something, considering for how little time the platform has been around...
Q&A: Frank Rose on digital storytelling and media immersion
Frank Rose is the author of The Art of Immersion: How the Digital Generation Is Remaking Hollywood, Madison Avenue, and the Way We Tell Stories and a contributing editor to Wired.
Last week, he gave one of the keynotes at Ad:tech Sydney, based upon digital storytelling and why marketers need to surrender the idea that brands control their messaging. I was able to catch up with him afterwards, where he generously expanded his thoughts on this complex topic.
How does Pinterest make money?
The third and final part of our series on Pinterest brings us to the making-money part of the story.
After all, that's what separates a “cool feature” from a business. And by Pinterest's own admission, they're still figuring out their business model. And a sceptical as I am by nature, my response is "so what?"
Twitter looks like a viable social media titan, but does anyone think they've cracked the code on their revenue model? And with just over 20 staff, and 10 million users - with brands now running campaigns on Pinterest, there's a difference between "not having" a model, and waiting to select the right business model.
Visibli wants to help marketers better segment their Twitter followers
Between Facebook and Twitter, marketers have access to hundreds of millions of consumers around the world.
That, for obvious reasons, has helped make social media one of the hottest areas for marketing investment in the past several years.
But social media marketing isn't without its challenges. Audience doesn't always equate to reach, and reach doesn't always produce ROI.
With IPO looming, Facebook reminds brands: all your fans belong to us
Many brands have spent the past several years getting consumers to 'like' them on the world's most popular social network, Facebook. And for a seemingly good reason: when it comes to location, location, location in social, you can't beat Facebook, which may surpass the 1bn registered user mark this year.
But after a recent lavish event Facebook held for brands in New York, brands may be asking whether Facebook is working for them, or they're working for Facebook.
11 ways to use Pinterest as a brand
It's official. Everyone’s gone Pinterest mad.
Analysts are debating its long-term value, retailers are seeing increased referrals (suggested to be at higher levels than Facebook) – and even the Metro is getting involved, with a full page spread in yesterday's paper.
But at a practical level, what’s the best way to get involved? Should you? Is there any best practice yet?
The site is (relatively) young, so people are still learning, but we’ve compiled some of the best ways to use Pinterest as a brand - with examples of those already doing so in each case.
