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Can My Brand Ambush March Madness?

Can My Brand Ambush March Madness?

Let's take a break from the action to talk about what non-sponsors need to know when trying to capitalize on a sporting event.

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The Next Leap in Social: 3D Printing

The Next Leap in Social: 3D Printing

As occurred with social media around 2008, brands know they need to engage with 3D printing, but aren't sure how or why.

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QR Codes Are Dead, Trampled by Easier-to-Use Apps

QR Codes Are Dead, Trampled by Easier-to-Use Apps

QR codes are history. Invisible ink and augmented-reality apps are replacing them, with vast potential for marketing.

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Is a Startup Bust Just Around the Corner?

Is a Startup Bust Just Around the Corner?

The lack of go-to-market savvy among tech startups is stunning. Could a bust be just around the corner?

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CMOs: Time to Learn a Little About Ad Tech

CMOs: Time to Learn a Little About Ad Tech

Here's how you should be thinking about evaluating marketing technologies.

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How YouTube Saved Everyone From Getting Sued Over Those

How YouTube Saved Everyone From Getting Sued Over Those "Harlem Shake" Videos

Whether its "Harlem Shake," "Gangnam Style" or "Call Me Maybe," if you're making a branded video, you're taking a risk.

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In Order To Build the Future Systems of Content, Forget the Past

In Order To Build the Future Systems of Content, Forget the Past

As the ability to target individuals improves, brands must focus not on numbers of fans, but whom they want to reach.

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Want to Shift Ad Dollars Out of TV Into Web Video? Good Luck With That

Want to Shift Ad Dollars Out of TV Into Web Video? Good Luck With That

The bigger opportunity are TV's "dark networks," too small to be measured by Nielsen but much bigger than YouTube.

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Why Is Another Browser Company Forcing Naive Decisions on the Internet?

Why Is Another Browser Company Forcing Naive Decisions on the Internet?

A degraded web experience and further tilting of the playing field toward the biggest companies on the web.

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The FTC's New Dot Com Rules: What You Need to Know

The FTC's New Dot Com Rules: What You Need to Know

Winston & Strawn's Brian Heidelberger explains the new rules for web offers, Promoted Tweets and why a hashtag does not equal disclosure.

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What Grumpy Cat Taught Me About What Really Drives SXSW

What Grumpy Cat Taught Me About What Really Drives SXSW

Gumpy Cat would hate this post.

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What the New Facebook Newsfeed Means for Brands

What the New Facebook Newsfeed Means for Brands

Here are five of the big shifts you should have on your radar.

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Why Madison Avenue Should Be Wary of the Facebook-Atlas Combo

Why Madison Avenue Should Be Wary of the Facebook-Atlas Combo

My question to Madison Avenue: Wouldn't you want an impartial 3rd party to be your ad serving tool?

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Facebook is Ushering In a New World of Relationship Media

Facebook is Ushering In a New World of Relationship Media

A series of moves by the social network could literally overhaul media and marketing.

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How it Really Goes Down Between Ad Lawyers and Creatives

How it Really Goes Down Between Ad Lawyers and Creatives

That Samsung Super Bowl teaser only told half of the story.

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Toy Marketer Learns Digital Lessons The Hard Way

Toy Marketer Learns Digital Lessons The Hard Way

It may be the end of the world as we know it for some advertising executives, to hear that the role of creative has been inverted.

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The Real Costs of Cookie-Blocking

The Real Costs of Cookie-Blocking

Mozilla and Microsoft's do-not-track browsers will hurt ad networks and small publishers.

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Not Every Major Cultural Moment Deserves an Immediate Response

Not Every Major Cultural Moment Deserves an Immediate Response

The marketing industry's fascination with "real-time marketing" reached a tipping point during Sunday night's Oscars telecast.

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Why Most Brand Tweets Fell Flat During the Oscars

Why Most Brand Tweets Fell Flat During the Oscars

Marketers are learning what it's like to react to live events. It's not easy.

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Brands: Please Stop Trying to Start Conversations On Twitter

Brands: Please Stop Trying to Start Conversations On Twitter

Trends, discussions, and points of interest are going to be generated by news, current events and pop culture, not brand business goals.

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