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BuzzAgent Launches 90 Day Blog Experiment

Leading by example, Buzz Agent is demonstrating it’s position as a leader and pioneer in Word of Mouth Marketing with their new blog about the inner workings of the "central hive."  The Butman Experiment, as they call it, will be a blog written over the course of 90 days by John Butman (Dave Balter’s co-author … Read more

French Maid TV and New Uses for Video Blogging

There aren’t many guys out there that can resist checking out a site as titillatingly titled as French Maid TV.  The only problem is, you better watch out for someone looking over your shoulder.  Especially if you are at work like I am right now.  Of course, my story is that I’m just checking out … Read more

Using Blogs for Personal Marketing

Guy Kawasaki has an interesting post on his blog today about his traffic after 30 days of blogging.  Not surprisingly, his blog is hugely popular, with lots of loyal readers … but one really interesting point from this is how positively his blog has impacted sales of his book (propelled it from an Amazon sales … Read more

Marketing with Blogs

Blogs are about sharing a real voice.  An honest voice.  And honest voices have steadily lost their place as marketing and advertising today has become much more about "advertainment."  The Superbowl, the world’s shining example of Advertainment is just two short weeks away.  Yet blog marketing, done right, offers the chance to add something that … Read more

Intelligent TV and Online Communities

There is a battle going on in the world of television.  On one side are the lovers of "intelligent" TV.  Shows like Lost, West Wing, 24, and others that require a level of concentration and intelligent involvement in the story lines.  On the other side, is "Darnell" TV – reality shows (often created by Mike … Read more

The New US Airways Missed WOM Opportunity

As part of the merger between US Airways and America West airlines announced in November last year (2005), they had an intriguing new decision to make about the beverage brands that they served on their flights.  America West had Pepsi and Budweiser, US Airways had Coke and Miller.  Over the past decade, both brands in … Read more

Strong Support for the Tagging Revolution

If there is one takeaway from two recent Yahoo acquisitions, it’s certainly that they believe in the social computing phenomenon of tagging.  Through buying Flickr, Upcoming.org and deli.cio.us – they have brought strong players in the social bookmarking revolution that have witnessed amazing growth over the past few years under the same roof.  Clearly, this … Read more

Marketing the Director's Cut Online

One of the most engaging and talked about ads in recent months was the Sony Bravia ad where they sent 250,000 coloured balls down the streets of San Francisco and filmed them as a metaphor for the amazing colour viewers will get from their latest technical innovation in digital television viewing (Color like no other).  … Read more

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