I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.
While everyone was looking for a consumer brand to be the best example of newsjacking NFL Super Bowl XLVIII, the winner by far was none other than Hillary Clinton who brilliantly tweeted from @HillaryClinton It’s so much more fun to watch FOX when it’s someone else being bli...
This morning, my wife Yukari Watanabe Scott noticed a fascinating advertisement on her Facebook. The ad, for LendingTree, depicted a mixed-race family with one child.
Many people I meet have a tough time using content for sales and marketing purposes. This is especially true for those who have spent their entire career generating attention via paid advertising, traditional media relations, and direct sales efforts.
Yesterday I was in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. It is an easy day trip from Buenos Aires by fast ferry.
UPDATE: About 20 minutes after I posted this, @tammy and the #AARPsocial team commented. Please take a look at that comment (the first one).
Nokia UK tweeted a fun image during the Apple announcement of the new iPhone offerings yesterday.
My friend Edward Boches is part-time chief innovation officer at Mullen and also Professor of the Practice, Advertising, at Boston University College of Communication. He worked with the super-smart students in his Strategic Creative Development class to write, design, and p...
At airports, I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon illustrating people's lack of rational behavior regarding money. Some airlines now offer passengers the ability to purchase a bypass of the main TSA security line. For example, the JetBlue Even More Speed option costs $10 o...