You’ve heard about the pop-up store: the retail outlet that appears one day – “popping up” – is there for a few days or perhaps weeks, often tied to an event of some kind, and then shuts down. The idea has been around for the past decade. There are good…
Last week, Socialbakers came to town with the London stop on their Socialbakers World Tour. The social media analytics company invited me to the London event to hear from CEO Jan Rezab presenting analysis on brand behaviours on Facebook, including the top brands and their ‘returns on engagement’; and introducing…
Intro: Recording on Sunday Feb 24, experimenting with Diigo as an alternative to Delicious; Quick News: New York Times gamifies reading, why podcasting should be the PR consultant’s best friend, slow video delivery dooms your video views, ad creep reaches the thighs of young Japanese women; Ragan promo; News That…
Podcasting should be the PR consultant’s best friend, says Phil Szomszor in a good assessment of podcasts and their role in public relations. Or, rather, the role podcasts ought to have in PR. In his optimistic assessment, Szomszor cites the rise of smartphone use and growth of free or cheap…
I use Twitter a great deal on a mobile device, not only when out and about but also in pastime situations such as tweeting comments about a movie or TV show I’m watching, or commenting about a brand in a TV ad. That’s the so-called second screen behaviour and experience…
Intro: FIR Interview with Allan Schoenberg is up; Quick News: Software that tracks people on social media created by defence firm Raytheon, Twitter kills Posterous, American Express cardholders can tweet to buy, TD Bank invests in Google+ content; Ragan promo; News That Fits: What do corporate directors and senior managers…
A drum that many communicators bang a lot – I do it, too – is the one that tries to get your attention on the view that an essential role of leadership in organizations is that of communication. I’m not talking about the kind of stuff that many CEOs will…
4G – the marketing term that covers the next-generation cellular standards LTE, HSPA+ and WiMAX – is rolling out worldwide and LTE is currently available in more than 60 countries. It’s generally seen that LTE is the fastest 4G service and is the one that is the subject of a…
