Category Archives: Marketing

Twitter popularity soaring in Australia

Twitter is picked up considerably in Australia in the last year.. This hitwise chart shows Twitters usage has increased 518.2% over the year… This chart only showing web usage, so that number is definately larger as twitter is a multi device platform. Thanks to Sandra Hanchard at Hitwise for the report The growth of twitter [...]

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Saying Sorry is good marketing

Found this post over at Zero  Marketing Budget Ideas There has been a couple really good examples lately of companies saying sorry, when they haven’t performed aswell as they should/could have.. I will try and dig the other examples i that had popped up a while ago.. So here is one the examples i could [...]

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Bad Use of SMO

Here is a poor attempt of using Social Media as a channel for promotion. “Seduce At Vbar” added me as a friend on facebook.. Because i’m aware to this type of SPAM, i naturally assumed from the name, that a place called Vbar is trying to promote a event or “night” called seduce.. At seeing [...]

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When do you check your email?

Coffee, inbox, breakfast Internet users in the US check their personal e-mail throughout the day, including at work. This research from eMarketer sparks my interest.. From a direct marketer perspective it is most important to work out what time of day to send out your edms.. Personally i am checking emails on my iPhone from [...]

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Online Shopping Consumer Behavior Research Report

Online Shopping Consumer Behavior Research Report If you are involved in e-commerce, it is crucial you understand consumer behavior online. As a consumer myself, I look at certain things but everyone is different so I can’t just base my whole strategy on what I would do, I have to look at the big picture and [...]

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3D Lego POS Marketing Technology

An awesome new POS Marketing technology! Thanks too <6F>

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The Lingo Kid!

This post over at the Influential Marketing Blog really caught my attention… A Simple Marketing Lesson From The “Lingo Kid” Basically involves this Boy, selling Fans made out of Peacock Feathers or what he describes as “Walking Indian Air Condition” Although the product doesn’t really appeal to most people, (well doesn’t appeal to me). The [...]

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Weezer – Pork and Beans

Ok, i know EVERYONE has blogged this… But i thought it was pretty cool aswell.. Its definately taken off! and extremely viral.. 4,145,762 views when writing this post… Im still confused to whether they are the real YouTube Stars miming the song….!? Also reminds me of the great South Park Episode! Classic!~

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