Beyond Banners: Digital effectiveness in 2009

Posted in Brand Building, Cross-channel, Measurement, Mobile, Outdoor / Out-of-home, TV / Web TV / IPTV by deandonaldson with 2 Comments

Jan2009 26
T-Mobile Kila Dance

Ironically, I have just seen the latest T-Mobile ad that was filmed in Kings Cross station on my London Underground journey this morning. The ad was playing silently on one of the new Digital display screens on the escalator at Victoria station. I immediately picked up my iPhone, logged into Twitter and sent a Tweet [...]

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Barack “Brand” Obama: The new Digital President

Posted in Advertising Technology, Brand Building, International by deandonaldson with No Comments

Jan2009 23
President Barack Obama

…and the day Pepsi reset Digital Media Barack Obama is more than a new president: to some he is a superhero, to others the new Messiah. To me, he is Brand Obama. He has become a catalyst and confidence boost to all brands who want to know how to reach a new generation, without alienating [...]

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Are you still trying to boost your clicks?

Posted in Brand Building, Cross-channel, Measurement by deandonaldson with 1 Comment

Jan2009 21
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Enjoyed this article “10 ways to boost falling click-through rates” on iMedia today as had some very interesting points, but still feel that a concept in point 3 nailed it on the head; “a user driving by a billboard at 65 mph” – why would you measure such display activity by clicks/interactivity at all?! The [...]

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Digitizing emotional connections to brands

Posted in Brand Building, Privacy Control by deandonaldson with 1 Comment

Jan2009 16
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Have just been alerted to an article by Eric Kogelschatz from Boston called “The Convergence of Cognitive Neuroscience and Marketing”. It gives wonderful insights and illustrations on the emotional connections to brands and poises the question of whether marketing is art or science? For me, it is in understanding the mindsets and connection points and [...]

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