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- Content Marketing
Why Use Drupal?
I recently ask What is Drupal? as a way to introduce Drupal. The next question that comes to mind is “Should I use Drupal?” This is a great question. Many times you see a technology and something about it prompts you to think about using it. In the case of Drupal you may have heard that some pretty mainstream websites are…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
When is the FTC Going to Cash In on Celebrity Endorsements?
The warnings from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have been sent, more than 90 direct emails to marketers and their influencers, including actors and musicians like Kendall Jenner, Emily Ratajkowski, Hailey Baldwin, Sofia Vergara, Lindsay Lohan, Sophia Bush, Zendaya Coleman, Jennifer Lopez, Luke Bryan, and Sean Combs. We’ve written about disclosure before, but I’m still amazed at the number of…
- Content Marketing
Know Your Fair Use, Disclosure and IP
This morning I received a note from a company that we’ve written about. The email was quite forceful in demanding that we immediately remove any references to the trademarked company name in our post and suggested that we link to their site utilizing a phrase instead. Trademark Fair Usage I’m guessing the company may have been successful in the past…
- E-commerce and Retail
Should Brands Take a Stance on Social Issues?
This morning, I unfollowed a brand on Facebook. Over the last year, their updates morphed into political attacks, and I no longer wished to see that negativity in my feed. For several years, I openly shared my political viewpoints. too. I watched as my following was transformed into more people that agreed with me while others who did not agree unfollowed…
- Artificial Intelligence
Dell EMC World: 10 Terms Transforming Information Technology
Wow, what a couple weeks! If you’ve noticed I haven’t been writing as frequently, it’s because I made one heck of a trip out to Dell EMC World where Mark Schaefer and I had the honor of interviewing the leadership across Dell Technology companies for their Luminaries podcast. To put this conference into perspective, I walked 4.8 miles the first…
- Marketing Infographics
Agile Marketing: 5 Advantages Over Traditional Marketing Processes
Agile marketing is a methodology that integrates the principles of agile software development into the marketing function, emphasizing flexibility, customer-centricity, collaboration, and data-driven iteration. It allows marketing teams to move faster, respond more accurately to market changes, and improve outcomes over time through continuous feedback and refinement. The origins of agile marketing can be traced back to growing dissatisfaction with…
- Marketing Infographics
Video Marketing Statistics That You May Not Have Known!
Whether it’s social videos, daily stories, real-time videos, or any other video strategy, we live in a world where more video content is produced and consumed than ever in history. Of course, that’s both a great opportunity and an enormous challenge because a lot of video content is being produced and never actually seen. This infographic from Website Builder.org.uk reveals…
- Content Marketing
5 Tips on Writing Marketing Content that Drives Business Value
Creating compelling marketing copy comes down to providing value for your fans. This doesn’t happen overnight. In fact, writing marketing content that will be meaningful and impactful for a diverse audience is a huge task. These five tips provide a strategic starting point for newbies while providing deeper wisdom for the more experienced folks. Tip #1: Start With The End…
- Artificial Intelligence
The Good, The Great, and the Scary with Artificial Intelligence
When I was honorably discharged from the Navy in 1992, it was perfect timing. I went to work for the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia – a company that fully adopted IT Innovation as part of its core strategies. We installed fiber and removed line-of-site satellite, we hard-wired programmable-logic controllers to PCs and captured data that helped us fine-tune our maintenance…
- Advertising Technology
SQream: How Big Data Analytics Have Become Crucial for DSPs
The stakes have never been higher for marketers managing real-time bids, programmatic advertising, and customer targeting. Budgets are under pressure. Expectations are sky-high. And campaign optimization isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s the difference between wasted spend and sustained ROI. That’s why big data analytics has evolved from a supporting role into a strategic linchpin for demand-side platforms (DSPs). DSPs operate in…
