Adam Cohen

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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

Forget “interruption marketing&# for a minute and think about how people interact on a regular basis. Enter the world of Facebook, where the communication paradigm is different. We have 1:many as the default – post once and share with many, who consume the content (status updates, photos, videos, links) at their leisure.

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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. Will there be future demand for products?

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On Facebook and the Death of Etiquette

Adam Cohen

Forget “interruption marketing” for a minute and think about how people interact on a regular basis. Enter the world of Facebook, where the communication paradigm is different. I recently asked some folks on Twitter and Facebook about etiquette, and heard many bizarre stories. Let’s face it.

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Social Media Does Not Exist

Adam Cohen

MarketingSherpa recently published a study of companies that are integrating social media tactics with offline and online marketing tactics. The technologies that are available influence traditional marketing tactics already. 10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media (6). Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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Down the Rabbit Hole: Super 8?s Complex Viral Campaign

Adam Cohen

Well, I was hooked and found [link] , which has a lot of hidden features and content: And then more content leads to the blog [link] , updated recently, run by a character in the movie, Josh Minkin: What’s this have anything to do with Super 8 and the plot? There is clearly a storyline to the content. Related Posts.

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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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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. Tweet This!

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