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Two months ago, Charlene Li of Forrester produced a report on the ROI of blogging by comparing the relative spend on blogs to the spend required for focus group based research. While some people immediately pointed out flaws in this reasoning, it was a great first step towards trying to define a model for measuring … Read more
As a marketer, I should be in love with Apple. After all, I have an iPod and a Mac at home – and Apple’s marketing success offers lessons for anyone wanting a great case study on how to position products, launch them into the market, and use distinctive product design to connect with consumers. Getting … Read more
Ethnicity has always been an appealing niche for foreign language newspapers and magazines to local cable television programs. Restaurants, churches and temples are all centers for exploring global cultures in the real world. Yet on the Internet, the most successful ethnically focused sites seem to be the online dating sites such as Shaadi.com, JDate and … Read more
RSS is one of those technologies that has a relatively enigmatic name for a very simple concept. The idea that you can provide a feed of content that others can subscribe to is the ultimate simplicity. Yet so far, RSS has been used primarily to push content that is offered by one group to many … Read more
Every news media outlet and just about every blog in the universe is buzzing about Apple’s big iPhone announcement Monday at MacWorld. It has been a busy few days of announcements with CES, MacWorld and the Detroit Auto Show all happening this week and fighting for the headlines. As it turns out, the real headline … Read more
Let’s start with a warning … this is the "clip show" post where I recycle a lot of old material so if that causes you extreme pain, please close this window now and come back tomorrow. For all the rest of you, it’s the holidays and a quick glance around the marketing blogosphere will show … Read more
Yesterday I had a chat with Konrad Feldman, one of the co-Founders of a company called Quantcast that quietly launched an online measurement tool about two months ago which is currently in beta mode. The tool is one of the first free resources I have seen focused on offering a complete picture of audience composition … Read more
Add to: | blinklist | del.cio.us | digg | yahoo! | furl | rawsugar | shadows | netvouz About two weeks ago, I was travelling on a Sunday evening – the first Sunday evening of the NFL season. That evening, there was a brilliantly scripted game scheduled to pitt the New York Giants against the … Read more
Today’s Adotas email newsletter carried the story of JupiterResearch’s new initiative they are calling their "Social Marketing" service. The offering is described in the language below and is further explored in a launch announcement blog post from Emily Riley, their lead analyst: Social Marketing helps companies capitalize on cutting-edge marketing techniques. Through best-practice analysis and … Read more
Several weeks ago, I had the chance to speak with Jeff Taylor (founder of Monster.com) about Eons.com, his latest venture launching today. The site is targeted to the increasingly influential group of boomers aged 50+ who are now either contemplating retirement or engaged in "active retirement." Aside from the new advertising opportunities the site offers, … Read more
Non-Obvious Thinking is my latest book about the 4 secrets of becoming a non-obvious thinker - relesaed 10/01/2024.
Rohit Bhargava is a trend curator, founder of the Non-Obvious Company and the 3-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author of ten books.
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In addition to Non-Obvious Thinking, Rohit is the author of 10 books on trends, the future of business, building a more human brand with storytelling and how to create a more diverse and inclusive world.
