#1 search result for “Interactive marketing leadership”

Try: http://www.google.com/search?q=interactive+marketing+leadership I was happy to see that I pulled it off using on-page factors only. All white hat SEO and a simple approach that I think everyone knows: title, description and the right keyword density. Love It!

For teens, communication is entertainment

A great way to approach the teen “cool hunting” phenomena by Forrester’s David Card. It is important to point out that cross-category influencers are engaged in targeting.

Windy Indeed! trendsmap.com does not lie

I zoomed in to Chicago area on Trendmap.com and it does show that windy is the word of the night. No surprise there. It is very windy.

Great presentation about context in Analytics

A video lecture about going beyond the basics and putting context behind numbers.

7 signs if your web metrics can mislead you

1. If your online business has not established specific key performance indicators beyond the basics (visits / total revenue). 2. If the decision-makers in your online business receive an auto-generated dashboard report but no analysis is done. 3. If you do not define specific KPIs for each campaign in the marketing brief before the campaign [...]

Linear Purchase Funnel — Good bye

Chris Anderson, according to his long-tail concept, talks about unlimited shelf space and the opportunity that lies in the niche segments. We also talk about going beyond demographics and using behaviors to define the customer. Then we have “mass customization” and “economies of scope” concepts. If I am not exaggerating, I think DELL was discussed [...]

Where to spend your social media $$$ first?

It is interesting to see how as an industry matures, its pundits start to become more honest. At this year’s Ad Tech event in Chicago, my one takeaway from all social-media sessions was: “we really don’t know what we are doing“. Previously, there was a overwhelming excitement around the social band-wagon fueled by a handful [...]

Innovation is now driven by demand not dreams

As I walked through the halls Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry listening to stories of  Industrial Revolution, something dawned on me. In the Industrial Age, the dreams and imaginations of visionary inventors drove innovation. Has anyone realized that tables have turned? Innovation is now in demand and there’s simply not enough raw creativity, persistence [...]

Site analytics for new product development

As I explore the analytical tools used in marketing research, I am fascinated to realize the potential of web analytics as a source of insights for the new product development. It must have extremely high accuracy by the virtue of the fact that it is not just sample data, it represents all users. Imagine if [...]