End of paid media?

Published: May 18, 2012

It might seem odd that a former chief marketing officer and the founder of a company which helps brands advertise on mobile would pen an article questioning the long-term viability of paid media.

Personalizing your SMS text marketing campaign

Published: May 17, 2012

Text messaging has replaced the phone call as the preferred method of communication. In fact, in 2012, wireless carriers are likely to handle more text messages than mobile phone call minutes.

50pc luxury goods spend from Asian markets: Bain & Co

Published: May 16, 2012

Factors including increased investments in emerging markets and ecommerce are the prominent factors that are expected to propel luxury goods spend 6-9 percent each year until the middle of the decade, according to findings from a study from Bain & Co.

Facebook’s mobile crisis points to online business model demolition

Published: May 15, 2012

Without sounding too dramatic, Facebook’s admission last week that it was struggling to monetize mobile even as roughly half of its user base accesses the social network through non-PC devices is an issue that assuredly is keeping all Internet giants awake.

4 ways retailers can fight showrooming

Published: May 15, 2012

Unless retailers can compete with online prices for the same product, they will lose the consumer to an online retailer at a better price somewhere on the mobile Web.

Audi outperforms BMW, Mercedes multichannel campaigns: study

Published: May 14, 2012

Audi beat out rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz by creating print and television advertising campaigns that most resonated with affluent consumers by highlighting brand innovation and efficiency, according to a study by Phoenix Marketing International.

Beauty, hotel brands top BRI digital IQs: L2 Think Tank

Published: May 14, 2012

Beauty and hotel brands including L’Occitane, Four Seasons, InterContinental, Estee Lauder and Lancome excelled in their digital marketing strategies in emerging markets, according to L2 Think Tank’s inaugural Digital IQ for Brazil, Russia and India.

Privacy and security issues around mobile content

Published: May 14, 2012

Content services need differentiation, and brands that transparently offer increased utility in exchange for semi-private information such as location data, address book contacts and photo albums are well received.