Heads Up… If you’re logged in to your Google Account, Your Web Searches Are Now Encrypted. But is This a Good Thing?

October 23rd, 2011

Google made an announcement last week that will once again change the game on how companies benefit from targeted search engine optimization (SEO).   Effective immediately, for users that are logged in to any Google Account (gmail, Google Calendar, Google+, etc.) all searches will be encrypted (on behalf of the user).  What this means is that [...]

Watching Google+ with Excitement in Roanoke, VA –

July 18th, 2011

Hey Roanoke, VA – if you’re wondering about what Google+ is and how to take advantage of it, this may help. From www.fireflimedia.com

Here in Roanoke, VA How Does One Pick Administrators for their Social Media Marketing?

May 20th, 2011

Here in Roanoke, Virginia, I’ve noticed more and more businesses starting to understand the importance of social media in their overall marketing mix. One of the things so many social media platforms are allowing their users to do is have the ability to assign “administrators” to these pages. For example, an owner of a medium-sized [...]

Are Businesses Alienating Their Customers?

April 27th, 2011

I have plenty of tools at my disorganized workbench in the basement of our home. Hammers for nailing up pictures, glue for repairing my daughter’s broken toy, measuring tape for making sure the doorway will be wide enough to bring in that new table into the house. Some of these tools I bought as I [...]

WILL ADS IN REAL TIME BE FACEBOOK’S HOLY GRAIL

March 31st, 2011

Pitch Can Be Matched to Mood Via Profile, Updates This could be Facebook’s Google moment. Getting a consumer’s attention is great — and Facebook holds the most attention on the net. But knowing what a person wants and instantly matching that desire with a targeted ad is what really churns sales and has built search [...]

What Can We Learn From Charlie Sheen’s “Accidental” Social Media Strategy …

March 23rd, 2011

With all the coverage in the media at the moment I want to come from a different angle: is Sheen already in the middle of a social media strategy? If so, what can we learn from it? Sheen has gained more attention on the internet than ever before, using his fame and behavior as a [...]

Confirmation – Action Ads Are Effective and Favored

February 4th, 2011

The report concludes that interactive ads tend to generate stronger engagement, message involvement, and attitude toward the advertisements than static ads in general. The results based on testing the specific advertisement also show that the interactive ad tends to generate stronger engagement, message involvement, attitude toward the ad, and purchase intention than the static advertisement.

This could be something to keep an eye on…

December 2nd, 2010

This could be something to keep your eyes on… Google has just announced a product that allows potential customers to elect which video ads they want to watch. This model flies against the “impression-based” way of digital advertising.

According to Econsultancy, 65% of TV and print ads use a URL in their message

November 9th, 2010

The Golden Circle, by Simon Sinek – the one video you must see if you are to understand how people become inspired.

October 27th, 2010

If you watch one video this year, this would be the one I would recommend. Simon Sinek’s video from TED on the Golden Circle model and the way people make decisions simply nails it.