Direct Marketing Observations

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This Weeks #Social Media Topic: Managing the Marketing Mix: Which Channel is More Effective?

Direct Marketing Observations

They want to see who prepares the food and talk with the baggage handlers , they want to feel they have a voice in determining the features of their next car model and want to help select what charities their soda maker donates to. Consumers no longer want to be talked at, they want to be engaged with.

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The Google+ Conundrum

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So now we have Google + and it may have a chance but… What you need to understand in this social space is that the longer they(Google, Facebook, MSN, Apple, Yahoo, et al) can keep you in network, the better. Google Sidewiki , Google Wave , Google Buzz and in each case, the premise was clear but the execution not so.

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