Strategies

To reach the customers you need to reach, you need more than a good product and fire in your gut. You need strategy. Creating an effective strategy requires research, planning, analysis, experience, and a thorough knowledge of the online industry - an expert perspective. That's what this column shares.

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Dos Equis Proposes Cinco de Mayo Alternative

Apr 8, 2013 - To avoid an abbreviated Sunday celebration on May 5, the Mexican beer brand is pushing DosdeMayo.com. Comments

Interactive Prudential Banner Uses NYT Content to Promote New Site

pru-nyt-1 Apr 8, 2013 - The banner, which invited readers to enter dates to see New York Times cover pages from the days they were born, ran on NYTimes.com on Tuesday. Comments

Krazy Glue Seeks Consumer Repairs for Krazy Big Fix

krazy-big-fix-logo-large Apr 5, 2013 - The promotion asks consumers to submit text and/or photo examples of the items Krazy Glue has fixed. Comments

More Essentials of Marketing

essentials-block Apr 5, 2013 - Three more things that you need to make sure you have in place to be the 21st century marketing powerhouse that you know you can be. Part two in a two-part series. Comments

WWE Makes Heavyweight Social Push for WrestleMania 29

wrestlemania Apr 4, 2013 - The promotional campaign includes efforts on Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr and Pheed. Comments

What Marketers Expect From Facebook's 'New Home on Android'

facebook-homepage Apr 4, 2013 - Facebook will try to carve itself a bigger slice of the mobile pie at an event today where it is widely expected to reveal a new mobile ecosystem of sorts forked onto Google's Android operating system. Comments

VIDEO: Big City, Bright Lights, Brighter Shoes #Didyouseethat With Webtrends

webtrends Apr 3, 2013 - #Didyouseethat was back at SES New York in full force this year and it was bigger and brighter than ever. Comments

Head and Shoulders Asks Baseball Fans to Tweet Whiffs

head-and-shoulders-whiff Apr 3, 2013 - The campaign coincides with the launch of the Head and Shoulders with Old Spice. Comments

VIDEO: Content Marketing Winners and Losers With Lee Odden

screen-shot-2013-04-02-at-2 Apr 2, 2013 - ClickZ speaks to Lee Odden, chief executive of TopRank Online Marketing who gives his views on the state of play of content marketing. According to Odden, companies often produce too much content, rather than less of what really matters for their customers. Comments

Google April Fools' Pranks 2013: YouTube Closing, Google Nose, Gmail Blue & More!

google-nose-beta Apr 1, 2013 - Smells like April Fools' Day. You know, immature and cheesy, with a quick, bright finish. At least according to Google Nose, one of the latest additions to Google's long line of new technologies that never seem to quite make it past April 2. Comments

Chuck E. Cheese's Launches Photo App for Family Fun

chuck-e Mar 28, 2013 - The app, Chuck E.'s Say Cheese, allows guests to take photos with the brand's namesake mouse, which got an updated look in 2012. Comments

Facebook Pushes Third-Party Ads Into Users' News Feeds

facebook-homepage Mar 28, 2013 - Facebook is doubling down on its real-time bidding exchange and bringing third-party ads into users' news feeds for the first time. Comments

#SESNY: Toward a Performance Mindset for All Advertising

human-brain Mar 28, 2013 - We no longer separate traditional from digital, but rather determine a new equilibrium point on this continuum, which perfectly balances the use of traditional and digital tactics. Comments

Virgin Atlantic Delivers Splashes of Red to East Coast Followers

fitfoo-tara Mar 27, 2013 - The Twitter campaign sought opportunities to brighten the days of followers who tweeted their woes with the hashtag #FITFOO. Comments

USA Network Lets Psych Fans Determine Whodunit

usa-network-psych-fan-vote Mar 27, 2013 - In the "Clue"-inspired 100th episode of USA's Psych series, fans will be able to vote on how the episode ends. Comments

Eggo Wants Customer Recipes

eggo Mar 26, 2013 - The initiative, The Great Eggo Waffle Off, is intended to demonstrate waffles are appropriate any time of day. Comments

American Airlines Debuts Award Map Tool

aadv-hp-awardmap-v1 Mar 25, 2013 - The airline says the interactive map should make it easier to book award travel. Comments

Marin Software Raises $105 Million in IPO

Marin Software IPO NYSE Mar 22, 2013 - Marin Software went public today. The online advertising management platform's initial public offering (IPO) raised $105 million, as the company sold 7.5 million shares of stock at $14 per share – exceeding expectations of 7 million shares. Comments

Brands Steal College Hoops' Thunder With Bracket Challenges

outback-steakhouse Mar 22, 2013 - A number of brands have created their own March Madness-style tournament challenges to engage fans this year. Comments

The Essentials: 6 Things Every Brand Needs

essentials Mar 22, 2013 - You can create amusements, interactions, engagements, utility, and functionality, but only if you have already covered your core needs. Part one in a two-part series. Comments

Denny's Pushes Bacon Menu With Baconalia Hub

bacon-makes-it-better-home-marquee Mar 21, 2013 - Content includes videos, memes, and e-cards that promote the message, "Bacon Makes It Better." Comments

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