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Some Brand Haiku Humor

Adam Cohen

Good friend Aaron Strout had a moment of inspiration on a plane and decided to challenge a few friends to come up with Haikus about recent brand experiences. In his continuing reign as the Kevin Bacon of Social Media, Aaron was quickly able to recruit a list of talented marketers to join in the fun. Share this on Facebook.

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10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Adam Cohen

But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have. Brian Solis has a terrific series starting this week on the changing marketing, advertising and communications, where he adds a 5th P: People. Do they care what kind of car they drive?

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Making the Leap: Why Companies Struggle with Social Media

Adam Cohen

Traditional advertising and marketing provides a cushion, putting out messaging to the large customer population to influence their purchase behavior. The retailer already tried the leap – they started with the prototypical Facebook page, a couple of Twitter accounts, some user generated content contests. Related Posts.

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The Digital Five Tool Player

Adam Cohen

As the convergence of different marketing tactics takes root in agencies, vendors and marketing departments of companies of all sizes, I’ve started to think about what it takes to ultimately be a “ five tool player &# in the digital space. Does this apply to all areas of interactive marketing? What did I miss?

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Social Media Success is About The Customers, Stupid

Adam Cohen

They all in many ways were first to market, which in an industry like marketing tends to benefit those who create the buzz first. Being first to market doesn’t guarantee success, nor is it a requirement to gain success. …getting coverage at PR and marketing conferences. The New Marketing Funnel (48).

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On Beyond Snake Oil

Adam Cohen

What’s clear to me though, is that companies need to evaluate the following when making a decision on how and where to get help to infuse social media into their marketing or other business tactics: Industry experience of the provider. Brand Fusion: Creative, Search and Media (4). Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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I Will Not Write About Old Spice

Adam Cohen

a thousand cuts :: adam cohen's blog About Blogroll Contact a thousand cuts conversations about social media and interactive marketing by adam cohen 16 JUL I Will Not Write About Old Spice Posted by: adam / Tags: Advertising , Isaiah Mustafa , Old Spice , Social Media , Television , YouTube / Comments: View Comments I will resist the urge.

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