Marina Mann

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 [...]

Today and into the future, the Digital Marketing practice invariably includes application development. In terms of Mobile, your product marketing Roadmap likely includes an iPhone application, right? If you’re developing for the iPhone, you’ve also got to think about Android (Google’s OS), and Symbian (Nokia’s OS) as well. Here’s a great 5-minute video walk through [...]

More than 60% of Canadians have a cell phone, but Canada is still well behind the rest of the industrialized world in adoption. We still pay the highest rates for voice (calling) and the Mobile Web (Internet browsing, email, text messaging, picture messaging…). So What? We are missing out on numerous business, educational, entertainment and [...]

In early October, I was invited to speak in Montréal at the annual Infopresse conference. I followed Chris Anderson – which was a humbling experience to say the least. Anderson is the editor of Wired magazine. He popularized the phrase Longtail and captured my imagination with a revolutionized business model: the infinite shelf space of [...]