What two things must happen before people “really get to the point of interacting” with places and objects around them? Out-of-home specialist Mike Cearley
explains, suggesting why it likely will happen very soon.
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Why True Interaction Is on the Horizon
Posted on December 15th, 2011 | More Digital & Social Media · Mobile · Technology · Youth
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Making Believers of Augmented Reality
Yes, Virginia, there is a well-done augmented reality experience. Out-of-home specialist Mike Cearley
looks at three reasons why Macy’s use of enabling technology “deepens and extends the experience.”Posted on November 22nd, 2011 | More B2C · Digital & Social Media · Mobile · Technology · Youth
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Insights on Integration Across PESO Channels
In an article for Northwestern Univeristy’s Journal of Integrated Marketing Communications, CMO Stephanie Marchesi offers insight into a roundtable discussion on integration across paid, earned, shared and owned channels. Topics include management advocacy, personalized collaboration and the “end goal of integration.”
Posted on November 17th, 2011 | More Convergent Marketing · Digital & Social Media · Reputation Management · Youth
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An Inside Look at India’s Dynamic Business Landscape
While companies likely realize India’s marketplace is dynamic and growing, it appears they still have a lot to learn. The communications specialists in India
provide a detailed look at the country’s business landscape, from its young population and growing middle class to its media influence and digital environment.Posted on October 14th, 2011 | More B2B · B2C · B2G · Branding · Digital & Social Media · Public Affairs · Youth
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Mythbusting: The Boomers-Facebook Argument
Digital specialist Justin Goldsborough
looks at recent data on Facebook usage and says it’s time to move past the stereotype that the site is only for “young whippersnappers.”Posted on June 17th, 2011 | More B2C · Boomers · Digital & Social Media · Research · Word of Mouth · Youth
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How User-Generated Content Can Generate Success
The LGBT communications team from Out Front
talks about the popular “It Gets Better” video and explains why sometimes user-generated content can “speak louder than any PR campaign.”Posted on June 7th, 2011 | More Digital & Social Media · LGBT · Youth
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Western Parents Hear Roar of ‘Tiger Mom’
In her recent book, Amy Chua makes waves by proclaiming Chinese mothers superior to Western mothers. The innovation specialists from What Are We Thinking
examine the controversial author’s position and look at whether kids can learn to be innovative “under the Tiger Mom’s tutelage.” Posted on February 4th, 2011 | More Education · Innovation · Moms · Women · Youth
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Say Hello to Generation ‘Why Not’
In Toronto, a creative 22-year-old CEO is demonstrating how young entrepreneurs “are leading the way right now.” In an article in The Globe and Mail, Mia Wedgbury, president of High Road Communications, a Fleishman-Hillard company, looks at how innovative ideas and ambition are defining a “generation of young people who want it all.”
Posted on October 11th, 2010 | More B2C · Experiential Marketing · Innovation · Small Business Owners · Word of Mouth · Youth
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Social Media Helps LGBT Community Share ‘It Gets Better’ Message
In the wake of recent tragedies involving gay teens, social media has provided a much-needed platform of support and information for the LGBT community. The LGBT communications specialists from Out Front
examine how powerful social media can be when people are allowed to “express themselves on their own terms.”Posted on October 7th, 2010 | More Digital & Social Media · LGBT · Youth
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Nestlé Hopes for Sweet Success With Butterfinger Promotion
In an effort to “entice consumers to interact” with its Butterfinger brand, Nestlé has teamed up with Comcast’s G4 network to launch an integrated promotion tied to the company’s Butterfinger Defense League campaign. In a Mediaweek article, digital specialist Bill Evans weighs in on the contest-centric effort and notes that “whether the campaign has legs remains to be seen.”
Posted on May 10th, 2010 | More Digital & Social Media · Youth