Process and Structure: Applying New Datatypes to Your Site
Last month, I talked about the potential of the new datatypes, but also the effort that could be needed to make the most of them in your site. Let’s spend a little time exploring the steps you and your...
View ArticleCorporate Marketing: Continuous Improvement and Maturing Capabilities
The Future of Corporate Marketing Over the past several months, I’ve attended conferences and panel discussions targeted for corporate marketing and communications professionals. The pleasant...
View ArticleSocial Media Metrics, Purchase Intent & Brand Lift – the Verdict is in
Social Media Metrics & Purchase Intent For quite some time, the DragonSearch team has been stressing the value of social media campaigns for lifting consumer awareness and purchase intent. We’ve...
View ArticleWestern Electric Video Phone Vintage Ad
Remember the promise? Video phones are in your future! Ma Bell made quite a show about them at the 1964 NY World’s Fair (yes, I was there). The path of technology is anything but the straight line that...
View ArticleFacebook Sponsored Stories: Your Future Facebook News Feed
In high school economics, I was taught there are two ways to ration – by queueing and by price. It appears that Facebook will apply the same lesson for users’ news feeds, marketing promotions and...
View ArticlePurchase Decision & the Influence of Social Media
On February 16, I attended the Social Media Week forum, “Shopper Insights + Social Media” at the Advertising Research Foundation in New York. The panel represented online marketing vendors, major...
View ArticleEffective Communication Helps Pinterest Build Its Reputation
A few weeks back, I received an email from Pinterest informing me of changes to their Terms of Use and Privacy policies. I was impressed by the notice I received confirming my membership because of...
View ArticleSocial Media Reputation Management
Surprisingly, many businesses ignore negativity towards them on social media sites, and have not adopted a diligent corporate policy to address this as part of their ongoing customer service. Social...
View ArticleTrends in Tablet Use and the Opportunity for Publishers and Brand Marketers
With the introduction of the iPad, Kindle, Nook and various Android-based tablets over the past few years, DragonSearch has been monitoring the developing patterns of tablet use to find marketing...
View ArticleThe Growth of Programmatic Advertising Platforms and Processes – What Are We...
Looking back on 2013, our industry saw a growing acceptance of “programmatic” transactions for buying and selling online advertising. Programmatic refers to the myriad advertising technologies that...
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