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Rohit Add to: | blinklist | del.cio.us | digg | yahoo! | furl | rawsugar | shadows | netvouz I have received several emails from many people over the last few days having some interesting thoughts about what the 17th rule in the SMO list might be. Over the past few weeks, the discussion of SMO … Read more
Today’s Adotas email newsletter carried the story of JupiterResearch’s new initiative they are calling their "Social Marketing" service. The offering is described in the language below and is further explored in a launch announcement blog post from Emily Riley, their lead analyst: Social Marketing helps companies capitalize on cutting-edge marketing techniques. Through best-practice analysis and … Read more
The billboard is getting a makeover these days, as marketers get smarter about using the ultimate outdoor advertising vehicle to encourage more interaction with branded content. CBS recently launched a billboard campaign in Grand Central Terminal train station in New York to promote several new shows in their fall lineup: "Shark," "Smith," "Jericho" and "The … Read more
Product placement is hot in Hollywood and television right now. Fueled largely by advertiser’s fear of consumers fast forwarding through their ads, product placement deals are popping up everywhere. Related to this trend is the rise of "Advertainment," in which advertisers focus on creating entertaining branded content. This is not about simply placing your brand … Read more
Add to: | blinklist | del.cio.us | digg | yahoo! | furl | rawsugar | shadows | netvouz It seems like everyone has a mobile phone. More than the iPod, more than the Blackberry, the mobile phone is becoming lifeline that people can’t (or won’t do without). The rising ubiquity of the mobile phone offers … Read more
The virtual world has been getting a lot of coverage in the real world these days. Second Life is becoming the new poster child for the rising popularity of avatars and virtual personalities that real people are taking on, and every day it seems there is a new development that causes those in marketing and … Read more
Add to: | blinklist | del.cio.us | digg | yahoo! | furl | rawsugar | shadows | netvouz As of Monday, August 21st, 2006 … Social Media Optimization (SMO) is now a term in Wikipedia. From it’s humble beginning as a blog post less than two weeks ago, it has been tough to keep up … Read more
A passage I read several years ago from Steve Martin’s wonderful play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile always stayed with me as a great example of the power of focusing a marketing strategy on influencers: Today it’s easy to see this phenomenon repeated all over the world as the power of social media continues to … Read more
Add to: | blinklist | del.cio.us | digg | yahoo! | furl | rawsugar | shadows | netvouz The latest news about Dell’s exploding laptop saga is not good – there is a front page piece in the NY Times today about their battery recall and the whole scenario is providing fuel for the "I … Read more
Everywhere you turn online there is another site that introduces new ways to find that special someone. From personality profiles on eHarmony to focusing on finding "recreational" friends on sites like AdultFriendFinder.com – there seems to be some online service for everyone. Public perception of online dating, too, has changed from assuming it was just … Read more
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Rohit Bhargava is a trend curator, founder of the Non-Obvious Company and the 3-time Wall Street Journal bestselling author of ten books.
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Rohit is the author of 10 books on trends, the future of business, building a more human brand with storytelling and how to create a more diverse and inclusive world.
