by Minter Dial | Oct 26, 2012 | Marketing
As Google continues to play with its algorithm, so must the spin masters, voodoo marketers and link farmers go fishing in other ponds. One of the chosen areas on which many choose to jump seems to be the content marketing bandwagon. As with all these...
by Minter Dial | Oct 18, 2012 | Marketing
A couple of weeks ago, I had a dinner set up at the glamourous Oxo Tower Bar, by Harvey Nichols, in London. Prior to going, I was sent a link by my friend to the restaurant (www.harveynichols.com/oxo-tower-london-bar/). The site is reasonably attractive, with a...
by Minter Dial | Oct 16, 2012 | Social Media
With Facebook now a publicly traded company, brands in some kind of perpetual disarray and consumers still not trusting marketers, the question occurred to me: is Facebook trying to be all things to all people: Earned, Owned and Paid media? A dance between brand, user...
by Minter Dial | Oct 10, 2012 | Social Media
If your boss comes to you and says, “Hey, why don’t we make a viral video?” you might want to consider running for the woods. As a brand, the chances of successfully making a video that goes viral is rather small and the odds can get much worse...
by Minter Dial | Oct 5, 2012 | Social Media
What is content marketing? There are plenty of great sources for defining what is content marketing, and none better than the entry in Wikipedia: Content marketing is “the creation and sharing of content in order to attract, acquire and engage clearly...