April 01, 2013
Nike and Charmin "market" by providing digitally enhanced services that build customer loyalty.
March 06, 2013
What does the future of marketing hold? Hawkeye's Executive Director Larry Kimmel explains in the final installment of this three-part video series.
March 01, 2013
Hair care brand Redken brings stylists from the analog world of printed look books to an integrated mobile experience.
February 27, 2013
App developers and brands need to work to remain as relevant as possible—or risk having their creations end up in the virtual dustbin.
February 01, 2013
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese's "Dinner, Not Art" initiative has one aim in mind: to help people create lovely macaroni art without putting a single noodle to waste.
November 20, 2012
For app marketers looking to improve performance, text messaging can be the key to supercharging any app marketing strategy.
November 01, 2012
Kevin Drew Davis, executive creative director at Digitas Chicago and San Francisco, on top digital trends and why traditional media's not fading.
September 01, 2012
Stewart Krull, EVP and executive creative director at Atmosphere Proximity, reveals his favorite apps and explains why a CMO's job just got harder.
August 14, 2012
A new study from IDC and Onavo indicates that mobile shopping habits are beginning to show clear usage patterns, and that some retail brands are utilizing that information to establish so-called stickiness with their respective customer base.
August 10, 2012
Remember science fairs? Well, BBDO's Digital Demo Day isn't like that at all. But there is the same feeling of discovery and excitement.
August 01, 2012
Margaret Johnson, ECD and associate partner at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners talks design, marketing technology, and social strategies.
June 08, 2012
Facebook has introduced its first paid App Center, which already includes apps from Nike and Pinterest, among others.
May 17, 2012
Mobile and social media are emerging as new channels for customers to interact and transact with brands. Mobile users demand experiences that are relevant and engaging and are designed with the capabilities and constraints of devices in mind. Just having a mobile app or mobile-specific website is not a long-term strategy. Brands must invest in an optimized experience, especially as mobile becomes critical to an overall digital commerce strategy.
May 01, 2012
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company today launched a mobile app that features QR codes that are designed to provide users with special in-hotel information and experiences, said Allison Sitch, the company's VP of public relations.
May 01, 2012
Most experts see Facebook's billion dollar acquisition of Instagram in April as defensive and overpriced.
April 10, 2012
Amazon has launched its In-App Purchasing API, intended to turn one-time app buyers into repeat customers, the company said in a YouTube video.
March 27, 2012
Who isn't looking for ways to boost site revenue? Here are five ways to help you do just that.
Zumobi, a mobile apps and in-app ads publishing company, has released a platform designed to enable brands to integrate rich ads within a mobile application, confirmed Zumobi co-founder and VP of product design John SanGiovanni.
March 01, 2012
Sarah Van Heirseele, VP of digital at Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide, explains why social media is in her blood and why apps are declining.
Apple will require application developers to obtain explicit permission from iPhone and iPad users before they can store the users' contact lists, according to several media reports.
January 16, 2012
Though consumers clearly use their tablets to shop — a survey released Jan. 16 by rich media marketing company Zmags found that 87% of tablet owners did their holiday shopping using their tablets this year — only 4% of those surveyed said they prefer using mobile branded apps for shopping.
January 01, 2012
These apps do the trick when it comes to interactive gamification.
January 01, 2012
Marketing experts agree that gamification drives powerful and prolonged consumer engagements. But is the technology too new to invest in?
Scripps Networks kicked off a new digital marketing campaign to promote its HGTV Dream Home sweepstakes, in which consumers can enter to win a custom built dream home near Park City, Utah.
December 23, 2011
Product manufacturer Kaz and agency Blue Chip Marketing Worldwide have partnered on a campaign to promote the new Vicks Behind Ear Thermometer. The campaign includes print ads, targeted email blasts, digital online ads, QR codes, place-based TV ads and geolocal targeting.
Meat products brand Oscar Mayer added an app to parent company Kraft Foods' Spanish-language Facebook page on Oct. 7 that is geared toward Hispanic consumers. The brand worked with digital agency 360i on the initiative.
September 01, 2011
Townsend Communications publishes magazines sent to the homes of high school juniors and seniors, aimed at helping colleges recruit incoming students. It also runs MyMajors.com, a site which leads students through a short quiz that recommends majors and matches them with colleges.
Google has launched an app for Apple's iPad tablet that enables retailers to digitize print catalogs and embed rich-media content, such as videos. Catalogs from retailers including Macy's, Pottery Barn and Sephora are available through the Google Catalogs app at launch.
July 29, 2011
Skincare brand Nivea has rolled out interactive video and augmented reality apps on its US Facebook page as part of the brand's $1 billion "Skincare for Life" campaign that launched in May. The company is working with global digital AOR Blast Radius on the campaign, which celebrates its 100th anniversary.
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook would announce something "awesome" on July 6, he wasn't fooling much of the media that covers him. (You know your company has clout when the media covers an announcement of an upcoming announcement). Report after report predicted that Facebook would integrate Skype video chat and, thanks to TechCrunch.com, the rumor has finally been confirmed.
Company of the week R2C GroupR2C creates, produces, distributes and measures messages that inspire and compel consumers to do something with a brand to drive commercial advantage. The full-service advertising agency specializes in creative, production, media, analytics and performance. |
What's in our mailbox this month: fitness postcards from Retro Fitness, American Woman Fitness Centers, Union's United Taekwondo Academy, and Bally Total Fitness. (We're totally pumped.)
Social data can improve a brand's bottom line and customer relationships. Just ask brands Infiniti and Diamond Nexus.
Here are three must-have data sets that every marketer should include in his or her email strategy.
