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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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11 2006 December

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...

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27 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...

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20 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...

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22 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...

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04 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...

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02 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...

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16 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...

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10 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...

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07 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...

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27 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...

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24 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...

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19 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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