Real-Time Giving = Real-Time Marketing
Thursday, 12 December 2013
by Paul O'Brien
Not long ago, we explored here the idea of real-time marketing; simply, that marketers can and must react to the market in real time. An incredible gift, on the part of the Westjet Airlines, best captures the spirit of the season and the significance that real-time engagement with customers, can have. In a matter of
- Published in Social Media
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So you have a web startup idea…
Friday, 05 November 2010
by Paul O'Brien
Who doesn’t have a web startup idea? By my last count, I have… let me see…. 13. No 14. Unfortunately, I have roughly the same plan to get them built. Guess that’s not going to work. I’d tell you about them but you’d have to sign an NDA. Thanks to Kevin Liu at Outright for
Apple’s best ad campaign yet?
Friday, 15 October 2010
by Paul O'Brien
If this doesn’t make you want to run out an buy an iPhone, it will certainly make you want to pick up the Atomic Tom single “Take Me Out.” This music video was filmed, unannounced (though hardly spontaneously), last week Friday aboard a New York City train over the Manhattan Bridge. To be clear, this
- Published in Advertising, Mobile, Social Media
Levis Tops themselves with Viral Video
Friday, 19 December 2008
by Paul O'Brien
Leave it to Levis to come up with a better video the day after I post their previous attempt in my “best of” picks for ’08. Nice work! Careful with this one though, it makes you cringe a bit. I’m all the more impressed if this is the work of Wieden + Kennedy who has
- Published in Brand Marketing, Social Media, Vendors / Agencies
Best Viral Marketing Videos of 2008 – or – How to Succeed in Viral Marketing Without Really Trying
Friday, 19 December 2008
by Paul O'Brien
Yesterday’s contemplation of “Viral Marketing” led me on an exploration of the best and worst our industry had to offer this year. Here are some thoughts on best practices. Levis How do we know this for Levis? Nothing more than the classic patch on the back. One of my favorites. Be careful of the source
- Published in Brand Marketing, Social Media
Viral Marketing Case Study?
Wednesday, 15 October 2008
by Paul O'Brien
Leave it to a bunch of Marketers to turn a night of binge drinking into a Case Study. SMX brought us a lot of things, news of sophistication at SEOmoz, a fantastic night out for an old school Yahoo! Shopping vet and the new guard, catching up on who’s who and who’s left, and Big
- Published in Conferences / Events, Search, Social Media
Internet Killed the Video Star
Wednesday, 03 September 2008
by Paul O'Brien
Video on the brain lately… A recent conversation with the small business, local marketing blog Local Biz Bits, reminded me of a great parody video, lambasting how the internet has killed the video star. It struck me further, that yesterday’s post, referring to marketing with video, is a medium with still as many questions about
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