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CMO Insights: Innovative Marketing
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November 21, 2014
The job of the detective is to not simply to take the facts as they appear but instead to dig for hidden clues and ultimately reassemble these into a cohesive fact-based narrative of what actually happened.  With this in mind, I would propose that Mayur Gupta, the Global Head of Marketing Technology and Innovation at consumer goods giant Kimberly-Clark, is the Sherlock...

Social News Roundup | November 20,2014
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November 20, 2014
In 2015, Posts which are “Too promotional” will get Minimal Reach on Facebook Photo Courtesy of Newsroom.fb After Facebook spent some time analyzing its data to better understand what users like to see in their news feeds, they found that the content users considered “too promotional” was actually coming from pages they like, rather than ads. So, what does this...

CMO Insights: Customer Satisfaction
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November 17, 2014
A conversation with Bob Kraut, CMO of Papa John's, is a wonderful reminder that despite all the new communication channels and the potentially transformative power of big data, successful marketing can still be boiled down to a few simple truths: product quality matters, customer satisfaction is bellwether metric, employees are a critical part of the brand experience, get your message right and then,...

Social News Roundup | November 14, 2014
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November 14, 2014
1. Need to “Say Thanks?” Photo courtesy of AllFacebook Facebook introduces a new feature called “Say Thanks” that lets users send personalized thank-you video cards to their Facebook friends. Read more…   2. Time For A Twitter Overhaul! Photo courtesy of MediaBistro Some of the new improvements coming to Twitter include Instant Timeline, Timeline Highlights, better direct messages, video sharing and...

CMO Insights: Content Marketing
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November 13, 2014
Creating relevant content has quickly become one of the most effective ways to engage with an audience. But that's just part of the story since content marketing in isolation rarely moves the needle.  Today's CMO needs to being able to understand how to pull all of the available marketing levers working to get the mix just right for his/her brand....

Social News Roundup | November 12, 2014
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November 12, 2014
1. Not all content is shared equally. A new study suggests that 32% of Facebook users in Canada use the site to endorse content compared to Twitter’s 79%. Read more…    2. Twitter goes iconic. Twitter teamed up with The Iconfactory and launched more than 800 Emojis. The new picture characters can now be seen over the web. Read more…...

CMO Insights: Corporate Social Responsibility
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November 12, 2014
Admittedly, I'm a bit of a romantic when it comes to the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). I really truly want to believe that companies that are driven by a purpose that includes the betterment of the world will outperform those that simply want to make a profit.  As the theory goes, a clear mission translates to a more...

Social News Roundup | November 6, 2014
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November 6, 2014
1. What could have been... What if Twitter, Instagram, Google and other social media networks were created in the 1980s? What would that have looked like? Read more… 2. Cruisin' with faster WiFi With more Americans taking cruise vacations, up .4% from 10.67 million in 2013 to 10.71 million, cruise liners are making bigger efforts to get more millennials on...

Social News Roundup | October 29, 2014
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October 29, 2014
1.  Snapchat’s freaky first ad Snapchat releases its first ad for the film, Quija. Read more… 2.  Faecbook adds bidding options Facebook expands unique reaches to advertisers, introduces new CPM-based bidding options to target specific consumers. Read more…  3.  Social media for marketing on the rise. Study reveals that 88% of U.S. companies are using social media for marketing, expected...