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By Scott Parker, on October 30th, 2009
What is the best way to start an online conversation? Once it starts, how do you keep it going? Both the questions and the answers are deceptively simple…
By Lauren Gourley, on October 28th, 2009
If you’ve watched any live TV in the last few weeks, you’ve undoubtedly seen the Motorola Droid commercial mocking the iPhone. Well, at least copying the font, music style and format of a campaign a few cycles ago. If you’ve been holed up in a cave somewhere and haven’t seen it, you can experience it [...]
By Steve Hanthorn, on October 27th, 2009
What did we ever do without email and the Internet? All that info and content available instantly at our fingertips 24/7. It can almost make you forget other marketing media, like print. But we shouldn’t forget, and here’s why.
The electronic blitzkrieg that new media delivers can overload a consumer’s already taxed attention span. So, a [...]
By Lauren Gourley, on October 23rd, 2009
What is a premium brand? The definition we use here at the WD is that a premium brand is one that is recognized as being of greater value than its competition. In fact, when we have new clients take the WD Premium Brand Test we ask the question “does your brand have superior features or [...]
By Lauren Gourley, on October 22nd, 2009
Social Media. It’s the buzzword of the moment and rightly so. Numerous studies continue to be published, each revealing the depth and value of social media efforts, which pique the interest of even the most timid of interactive users. Regardless of continued success stories, it seems that most brands approach this medium of advertising by [...]
By Lauren Gourley, on October 21st, 2009
Ah, the chase for the YouTube phenomenon. We all want it, and it is hard to achieve. But at what lengths should a premium brand go to get such buzz?
This morning the internet is atwitter with the story about Sony Australia’s latest PS3 and Sony Bravia campaign. They decided to basically hurl a PS3 into [...]
By Doug Briley, on October 8th, 2009
In the last few months, there has been much ado about Starbucks’ rebranding some of its stores to strip away their corporate identity and revamp the locations with local character. According to an article in The Seattle Times, some stores—including the one featured in the article—will include alcohol, live music, and many other elements that [...]
By Doug Briley, on October 5th, 2009
Some Premium Brands are fearful of joining the social media dialogue. “What if someone says something bad about us?” If you’ve ever thought this, then keep reading.
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