Direct Marketing Observations

APRIL 26, 2011

I know that the comparisons between Facebook and Twitter are not justified. Facebook is really about developing deeper relationships with friends and family whereas Twitter is more about sharing and consuming information with people in a quick and easy fashion. And now Facebook has created Deals … What has Twitter done ?

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Direct Marketing Observations

APRIL 19, 2010

Though the above graphic refers to adults, children are not too far off from this model. This graphic by Forrester Research, refers to the types of people that hang out in communities and what they do in those communities. Tweet on Twitter. Create a blog on WordPress. Comment on any blog anywhere. Create a song. Share music.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 11, 2010

Some individuals “get” Twitter or other tools and will figure out how to make them work best to solve their unique business challenges. If customers feel a connection, they will patronize that local company whether they follow them on Twitter or not. So where does that leave companies? Right now it depends on their leaders.

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Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

By this, I refer to the typical order of developing product, inserting the supply chain, managing distribution, creating point of sale campaigns and attracting consumers. The twitter based chat will take place on Tuesday 02/02/2010 at noon EST. To participate follow #sm45 on your favorite Twitter client or on our live site.

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Direct Marketing Observations

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Often times reading Twitter feeds can seem almost post-apocalyptic. Fun fact, we used to refer to the World Wide Web with the same disdain. never fear, there’s always Twitter. never fear, there’s always Twitter. A vast wasteland of nothing. You scroll through your feed and you see nothing redeeming.

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Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 3, 2010

19) Another Google product Follow Finder analyzes public social graph information (following and follower lists) on Twitter to find people you might want to follow-Did you even know about it? 18) This pretty sweet image tagging tool from Tangelo was another one of those “this is cool but will people use it type of applications&#.

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Direct Marketing Observations

JANUARY 18, 2010

Following that admission, Shel Israel and I had an exchange on Twitter that started with this from Shell… At which point I said: @ shelisrael Agree. I know I’m pigeonholing here but millenials have a different notion of what privacy is or should be. Mark Zuckerberg comes from a different place, he operates in a different space.

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