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It’s alive! About 200 of the flies, in the 17th day of their 20-day life span, had tiny signs attached to them that read: “Eichborn: Publisher with the Fly” affixed to their legs with wax. (The fly is part of Eichborn’s logo.) The publisher was careful to tell people that the wax dissolved by itself [...]

On June 7th, 2009, I presented “Mobile Apps that Work”  at nextMedia in Banff. Check out the presentation below. We’ve come a long way in mobile technology since Nokia introduced it’s first mobile phone in 1982. Today, we know every business needs a mobile application but not many marketers know how to make it work [...]

Cost per click for paid search is on the rise forcing companies to spend more on their Search Engine Marketing. With Google’s monopoly on search growing, expect average rates to continue to rise. Using superficial metrics, such as click through rates and cost per click to inform your Search Marketing decisions can reduce campaign effectiveness.  [...]

Two big things happened at iTunes on April 9th, 2009. First iTunes unveiled three-tier pricing and ended their practice of selling individual songs for $0.99 each. Now customers will pay $0.69, $0.99 and $1.29 for songs. The price change is due to pressure from the record labels to increase their profit share and Apple’s firm [...]

With consumer confidence down, consumer spending down, why bother spending money developing Marketing applications for the iPhone/iTouch? Well, ongoing research is demonstrating that brands that ignor iPhone application strategy for their products are, and will be,  leaving money on the table. In market research terms, iPhone users have now become their own “segment”. Not only [...]

The 6th Innoversity Summit hits Toronto on March 9 and 10, 2009 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The summit is dedicated to promoting innovation, creativity and diversity. The Innoversity Summit brings together hundreds of thinkers, doers and influencers from media, culture, public service, community, academia, the private sector and elsewhere. A number of great [...]

The Social Media conversation is powered by Web 2.0 which is now effectively more popular than porn, it’s clear it’s not a fad. Social Media is a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. Brands that understand the importance of an intimate conversation with their customers stand to benefit with runaway growth. Online communities are [...]

The comScore 2008 Digital Year in Review is out. The report recaps a few trends in U.S. digital marketing for the year. “Online activity in 2008 largely reflected the economic crisis and the U.S. presidential election. Job Search ranked as the top-gaining site category for 2008, growing 51 percent to nearly 19 million visitors in [...]