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How a Lack of Focus Killed a Top Brand: The Fall of Princeton Review

Waxing UnLyrical

(Disclosure: Testmasters , a Princeton Review competitor, is a client of mine.). And Princeton Review has capitalized on that trend. Princeton Review was started in 1981 and rose to dominance in the industry within a matter of roughly ten years. Goodbye market advantage, hello losses for Princeton Review.

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Facebook & India

The Marketing Blog

The objective is to analyze the usage trends for one of the biggest sites on the Internet – Facebook and world’s second most populous country – India. For how long do you think will this growth trend continue? The focus of the blog has shifted from that of a startup-centric one when it originally started in 2007.

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What is hashtagging and how to use it effectively

Sprout Social

The first hashtag debuted on Twitter in 2007 from a product designer named Chris Messina. “I Stay on top of emerging, trending hashtags and use them thoughtfully. Twitter makes it even easier by displaying trending hashtags and keywords on the homepage. Reference an internet trend. What is hashtagging? glassette_.

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Search Engine Statistics:: Google's share dips

The Marketing Blog

Sector wise trends : If we look at vertical searches, all is not lost for Google as they continue to rise in Automotive, Shopping and travel verticals. Interesting times, would be equally insightful to see how the search trends for Google shape up in India. However, I still review some Web 2.0 Reference Links 1. searches 2.

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Eight steps to thriving on information overload

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Ross Dawson, August 27, 2007 1:24 AM US PT. Categories : Technology trends. Tracked on August 29, 2007 1:32 PM. Tracked on September 7, 2007 9:39 AM. August 27, 2007 2:05 PM. September 2, 2007 12:53 AM. September 7, 2007 2:57 PM. One of the most common responses, and one Iâ??ve TrackBacks (2).

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3 Ways to Analyze Facebook Fan Page Traffic «

The Marketing Blog

The screen below shows that the bulk of the interaction happens in 25 – 34 age groups and the trend holds true for both the males and females category. Fan Geography Since this is basic data, you might want to dig a little deeper and find out more about the geographic trends like where your fans are coming from. Theme: Pressrow.

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Enterprise 2.0 Conversations

The Marketing Blog

trends and the variety of issues companies face during adoption. The focus of the blog has shifted from that of a startup-centric one when it originally started in 2007. However, I still review some Web 2.0 Preventing Social Media Spam December 25, 2009.9:00 00 am Enterprise 2.0 Theme: Pressrow.