One of the world’s most beloved events, the Olympics, kicks off in London this Friday. For the momentous following few weeks, hundreds of millions of fans around the world will be glued to their television sets watching these electrifying games unfold. This year more than ever, fans will also be actively engaging via social media…
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With today’s increasingly globalized economy, U.S. companies are spreading their brands across the world, creating marketing presences in a multitude of international countries. Social media and online marketing are highly effective and relatively inexpensive ways to grab the attention of potential customers abroad. About 80% of Facebook’s 900 million+ users are outside of the U.S.…
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The NBA draft propels millions of dollars from owners and organizations to new professional basketball players, just like in any other professional sport. While checks will be flowing from NBA team organizations, brands and eager-to-sponsor companies will also be throwing endorsement opportunities at athletes. This can bring up a lot of questions for brands. Where…
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Let’s be honest, every non-profit or cause organization, young or old, wants to be successful at what they do. Leaders start these organizations, because they want to do their part to change the world; their purpose is to recruit others who share the same passion and to do the same. To be a successful organization,…
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Social media marketing is the next obvious choice for non-profit and cause organizations to further their cause, however, after reaching out to several organizations, I am surprised with how many do not know how to use them effectively. Using social media sites can make or break organizations. So many people have access to the Internet…
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Lately, a wide range of social media writers have made much of the fact that the user base for Pinterest is overwhelmingly female, with even conservative estimates claiming 80% of users are women. Some writers have speculated that the structure of Pinterest, with an emphasis on visuals, appeals more to women, while other writers think…
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With the 5-day SES New York Conference coming up on March 19th-23rd in NYC, Supercool was lucky enough to get some time with one of the event’s speakers, Jon Aizen, Director of Display Initiative, with Yahoo!. Jon shares his thoughts on what would be the coolest dynamic ad in the history of the planet, the creative value of an…
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Last night Ria and I went to the Los Angeles kickoff show of the DigiTour, a national, live tour bringing your favorite YouTube musicians to you! The show rocked the El Rey Theater for the second year in a row and was absolutely amazing… even better than last year, if you can believe that. The lineup…
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We had the opportunity earlier this week to interview Avinash Kaushik, Google’s Digital Marketing Evangelist, leading up to SES New York. Avinash will be the keynote speaker at the 5-day conference being held March 19th-23rd in NYC. With an obvious passion for the work he does, Avinash shared some excellent insights about meeting customer expectations in…
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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…
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