I had a birthday recently and am now firmly ensconced in the 55+ demographic. I know that this doesn’t matter to any of you since my youthful spirit shines brightly. However, it seems to matter a lot to people doing research or trying to sell stuff. What a shame.
This really hit home to me as I was being screened for yet another online survey. I take these for a couple of online music services in order to get the service for free. However, although I live in a nice zip code and am an active consumer (with opinions about everything as you all well know), I screen out of a lot of surveys – my opinions aren’t needed – and I’m pretty sure it’s the age screen that determines that. Huge mistake, and here’s why. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Advertising and Marketing
Missing My Wallet
Filed under Helpful Hints
What Fresh Fluke Says About Your Business
A little food talk to end the week. There was a great article in the Times’ Dining section this week about how technology changes everything. The dining section? You bet, and it wasn’t the obvious changes many of us foodies have seen in things such as reservations (Open Table) or reviews (Yelp and way too many others) or discounts (Living Social, GroupOn et. al.). No, this one was about disintermediation and the business point it made was something we should all keep in the back of our minds.
The piece was about fluke but the change is anything but flukey, as you’ll see. Continue reading
Filed under digital media, food, What's Going On
Shooting The Messenger
One of the things I discuss fairly often with clients is measurement. We chat about things such as “What do we measure”, “why do we measure it”, and “what constitutes success.” As you might imagine, with every marketing dollar being scrutinized (rightfully so), figuring out ROI is job one for folks like me who are gone with the wind if the results aren’t there.
Well, sometimes the results aren’t there, despite the best efforts of everyone involved. I’ve always felt that marketing, and digital marketing in particular, is a process of continuous improvement rather than a series of one-time events. However, that view isn’t always shared, especially in light of “fix it NOW” thinking on some senior management‘s part. That’s short-sighted and misdirected in my book. Let me explain. Continue reading
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