Digital marketing is a constantly evolving, cutting-edge field, but frequently, amid all the hype of new technologies and innovative ideas, we overlook the central tenets of traditional marketing, which should be constantly recognized and adapted to modern strategies. One of these core principles is finding, developing, and remaining consistent with your brand’s voice. Marketers often…
Brands and startups need a quarterback that manages the campaign and makes things happen. Digital marketing campaigns have lots of moving parts, from social media to video to banners to interactive to integrated TV initiatives. All of these parts must be aligned to the campaign goals, user experience, brand message and overall look and feel.…
If you’re in the marketing industry, chances are, whether you realize it or not, you’re no better than politicians. Modern politics revolve around the twisted goal of pleasing everyone, offending no one, taking zero risks, and thus making no difference. Looking for your marketing efforts to wildly succeed? Sack up and step away from the…
A psychiatrist once told me that he believes everyone should be in therapy. His reasoning was that everyone needs an outside perspective from someone with expertise in solving problems and improving peoples’ situations. The same could be said for the relationship between startups and social media agencies. Startups come out of nowhere and have to…
Originally published on Ad Age Wikipedia defines symbiosis as the “close and often long-term interaction between different biological species.” That pretty much describes the relationship between brands and their agencies. Although they must work together to achieve larger, common goals, the relationship between marketing executives and agencies can be both rewarding and conflicted. Never before…
Face it, the old ways of marketing are dead and that means you need to be executing expansive online marketing campaigns. With over 1 billion active users on Facebook and Twitter alone, it’s obvious that social media is the new crux of your video game marketing campaigns. To be successful, there are 8 things you…
I came across a banner ad today for “gum that tastes just like strawberry shortcake.” Who wouldn’t want that? So, with expectations high, I clicked, expecting to be taken to a colorful page bursting with strawberry shortcake excitement, maybe videos and ways to share my delicious-looking new find with my friends. Instead, I was whisked…
I recently took my two nieces ice skating for the first time and observed the distinct ways they approached the problem of staying up, moving forward and not falling on their butts. The six year old took a cautious yet determined approach, going steadily from the walker gizmo to holding my hand, to going solo…
Originally published on MediaPost, written by Supercool Creative Director David Murdico I recently spoke at a social media marketing conference at my alma mater, The University of Southern California, on the topic of how social media and other marketing professionals can best get their C-level executives involved in, invested in, and taking leadership roles in…
If you’re considering an online video marketing initiative for your brand, product or service, the last thing you want to be bothered with is the aftermath of a successful online video marketing campaign. So here are five things you can do to make sure you’ll see little or no return on your online video marketing…
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