12 2006 December
Word of Mouth and the Churi Wala: Marketing in India, Part II
Shopping in India can be a bewildering experience. Aside from the completely westernized shopping megamalls that are popping up all over large cities here, there...
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The Plight of the Puppetmaster: Marketing in India, Part I
In Jaipur at the Alsisar Haveli, I met a young puppetmaster and his ten year old brother. Together they performed puppet shows outside the main...
Read Now27 2006 November
On Adventure in India – Back on Dec 15th
For the next few weeks, I will be travelling through India on a combination of work and holiday. Rather than trying to find a guest...
Read Now20 2006 November
Ideas for Marketing with Fantasy Games Online
On Friday last week, there was a great piece by Julia Beizer in the Washington Post Express about a different category of fantasy games that...
Read Now22 2006 August
A Gallery of Marketing and PR in Second Life
The virtual world has been getting a lot of coverage in the real world these days. Second Life is becoming the new poster child for...
Read Now04 2006 August
5 Case Studies in Reinventing Book Marketing
Add to: | blinklist | del.cio.us | digg | yahoo! | furl | rawsugar | shadows | netvouz A quick look at any marketing industry...
Read Now02 2006 August
Ritz Camera Puts Carmen Electra Behind the Lens
In a promotion for charity announced yesterday and noted on the Cancer Blog, Ritz Camera will partner with Carmen Electra to promote two new printing...
Read Now16 2006 July
Feeling Generous? Pay Anyone's Speeding Ticket Online
As part of a self service egovernment initiative in Virginia, anyone who has any type of traffic (or criminal) charge in one of the many...
Read Now10 2006 July
Zidane and the "Headbutt of God"
The top two terms on Technorati all day have been Zidane and Zidane headbutt. This is the headbutt heard around the world. The headbutt that...
Read Now07 2006 July
What Marketers have Forgotten about Domain Names
Ten years ago, a good domain name was the most important thing in the world. Companies bid millions of dollars to get the right domain...
Read Now27 2006 June
The Carnival of Marketing – Call for Submissions
One of the more popular blogs on marketing and PR today is Media Orchard. Scott’s "Pick of the Orchard" are very useful daily posts on...
Read Now24 2006 June
Do all Indians look alike?
Here’s a quick test … can you tell the difference between the three guys in the photo at left? Based on my recent experience over...
Read Now19 2006 June
Why World Cup Soccer Ads Don't Get Skipped
I don’t think the 30-second TV spot is dead. For frequent readers of this blog, this may come as a surprise, considering how often I...
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