December 2008

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Who is doing Major Corporate Events?

I had dinner the other night with a buddy of mine who runs a company that produces major corporate events. You know the kind with a stage, lighting, stadium seating and a day or two of PowerPoint presentations designed to pump up the troops.
Interestingly enough he reported their business was off dramatically in that area.
Why? [...]

Retailers flocking to Facebook

J.C. Penney Co. has a hit viral campaign in its “Beware of the Doghouse” interactive video that allows women to put their significant others in the doghouse for past bad gift choices. Once in the doghouse, a man can get out by clicking his way to the jewelry store inside jcp.com.
The Victoria’s Secret Pink Collegiate [...]

Brands that Tweet

There has been a lot of discussion lately about whether or not brands should be on Twitter. Quite frankly I really enjoy and appreciate some of the brands that I follow on Twitter because they give me news about their brand without me having to go find it.
If you are thinking about whether your brand [...]

How to create your own Personal Brand?

As the economy twists and turns with more layoffs mounting – having a strong personal brand is becoming ever more important from a career perspective.
But what does that mean? Do you launch a blog? Do you start a Twitter account? Do you launch your own Vlog? Or maybe some combination of all of the above.
To [...]

CMO of the Future

The CMO title barely existed 15 years ago but it is already undergoing a significant transformation. There are some major shifts in landscape in which they operate: changes in Technology, Consumer Behavior and the Media Landscape. In a recent research report entitled Future Tense: the Global CMO published by the Economist Intelligence Unit I hope [...]