Posted in Advertising, Branded Entertainment, Branding, Entertainment, Inspiration, Marketing, Singing, Social Media, tagged Britain's Got Talent, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell, Susan Boyle, The New York Times, Youtube on April 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday’s New York Times article, “Yes, Looks Do Matter” about Susan Boyle, the dowdy Scottish spinster with a face for radio who sang her way to fame on “Britain’s Got Talent” TV show turned me beet red with anger and stimulated an ice cream style headache.
Are we as a society that f**king shallow? Why are we this fascinated with [...]
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Posted in Advertising, Digital, Social Media, Viral Video, tagged Beyonce, Dancer, Funny, Humor, Viral Video, Youtube on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m not passing judgement on this one, just posting a video that appears to be rising on the viral video charts.
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Marketers looking for examples of the power and influence of social media and consumer generated content need to look no further than Twine.
Twine is a Web site that helps users collect online content — videos, photos, articles, Web pages, products — and brings it all together by topic, so they can have it in one [...]
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Samsung’s recent campaign to promote a new line of mobile phones on YouTube effectively leverages both the medium and consumer participation. Using end-frame annotations, Samsung tells an entire choose-your-adventure-style story.
Worth a look/see and some exploration…
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Okay friends, I’m officially in a learning wormhole and haven’t found my way out of it yet. Of late, I’ve been fascinated by the human brain. Specifically, how the brain compensates for limitations and even loss of skills over time. So what does this have to do with emerging trends, technology, business innovation or design? [...]
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