article thumbnail

10 Examples of Brands Hopping on Social Media Trends (That Worked)

Social Media Strategies Summit

booking opens on july 17 at 10am PT. Later Has Fun With Apple’s AR Headset Launch When Apple unveiled its first augmented reality headset , social media users were impressed and a little freaked out. Check out our upcoming social media conferences. airbnb the @barbie dreamhouse is back on airbnb.

Examples 130
article thumbnail

Fall seasonal marketing: A guide to the (other) most wonderful time of the year

Sprout Social

It’s finally fall–time for pumpkins, apples, hayrides and Halloween. Golfers replied with their own fall golf photos and mentioned members of their foursome to reminisce about past games or express excitement about upcoming ones. For some audiences, fall comes with a “must-do” list of pumpkin patches, corn mazes and apple orchards.

Marketing 103
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Why Sustainable Competitive Advantage is so 1990

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I had a chance to catch up with Columbia Business School professor and fellow author, Rita McGrath to discuss her latest book called – The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013). What does “good” in this new age look like?

Forums 253
article thumbnail

The Complexity Of Simplicity

Twist Image

When Johnson (who was previously heading up the retail division of Apple and was responsible for some of Target ''s success prior to that) was picked to help reinvent the beleaguered department store chain, I held high hopes that his actions might reinvigorate the entire department store model. apple employee. apple retail.

Retail 104
article thumbnail

Blog Business Model 2: Sell Your Print Book

ProBlogger

Kevin Cullis, who runs MacStartup.com uses the blog to support his print book, How to Start a Business: Mac Version , and his upcoming release, How to Start a Business: Windows Version. Kevin's book, How to Start a Business: Mac Version. Hmm … I hadn’t thought about that before! Fast-forward a few years.

Startup 40
article thumbnail

Introducing Stephen Tiano: Monday Muse #2

Ari Herzog

Stephen Tiano, a freelance book designer, page compositor, and layout artist, wrote a guest blog post here in February 2009 about his blogging and tweeting and how both contributed to his economic success. It was at this place that I really learned about how pages of books should look. Here is Stephen for the second week.

Project 133
article thumbnail

Cloud Computing And The Streaming Of Everything Will Change Media Forever

Twist Image

Take a look at what Apple is attempting with their upcoming iCloud product. This is what Seth Godin now refers to as "the artifact" - having a record collection, a library of books, or a DVD collection. Tags: apple. " That is the streaming of yesterday. The streaming of today looks very different.

iPad 103