Monthly Archives: June 2011

Yes, But Why?

Mobile phone evolution

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There’s a study out from Mojiva, a mobile ad network which says, unsurprisingly, that consumers click on mobile ads. I know – shocking coming from a company that has a vested interest in having marketers use the mobile ad environment. However, I can tell you from first hand experience with my clients that the click-through rates on mobile are pretty high. I’m not sure if it’s a function of presentation or exploration, but it’s less important than what happens (or doesn’t) next and that’s what I’d like to chat about. Continue reading

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Stinking Up The Joint

Skalldyr

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Finally Friday, and with it comes our weekly food-related theme.  This one won’t be as pleasant as some but hopefully it gets you thinking (and eating) a little better about seafood specifically and all food in general.

Oceana is an organization founded to protect the oceans.  They issued a report on seafood fraud recently which I found to be eye-opening although, unfortunately, unsurprising.  I want to highlight one point and see if you agree with me that it leads to a bigger business point. Continue reading

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Overcoming Your Brand

I meant to write about a something I read a couple of weeks ago and of course I forgot about it.  Better late than never, hopefully.

The piece was a blog published by NPR about  readership of media outlet websites.  As it turns out, users are turning to websites belonging to cable TV news ahead of websites for newspapers.  I wasn’t really surprised but it raised a thought I’d like to share and about which I’d like to get your take. Continue reading

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