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How brands become publishers, TVs gaining Net access, and Instagram on your underpants

Ten links that point towards the future of new media marketing:

Facebook Updates Your News Feed: Introducing Topic Groups

You probably noticed this showing up. I think it’s a great move. Consolidates similar content and also shows who among your network likes similar types of content. That type of chart can’t be far behind.

30% Of U.S. Homes Have Net-Connected TV Device

While still not mainstream, these numbers are increasing quickly.

Looks like HTML5 is gaining momentum — Tech News and Analysis

Looks like you’ll be missing less and less content on your iPad.

New Balance Offers Free Shoes If You Can Find Virtual Batons [VIDEO]

Interesting idea. I’m not sure I’d have shown the guy coming around the corner stealing the prize from the girl.

Don’t Ask People to Like You, Give Them a Reason to Like You | ClickZ

As content becomes the reached-for tool in the marketers belt, it’s going to take a monumental shift in thinking for a lot of people accustomed to just pushing out messages. The idea of adding value does not come as naturally to advertisers as it does to publishers.

How Brands Become Publishers in a Real-Time Marketing World | iCrossing Digital

According to a recent Roper survey, about 90% of CMOs see content as the future of marketing. This is a very good high level view of how marketers can approach the new content game, with a number of good charts breaking out the process.

NBC and Versus to Broadcast Major League Soccer Games | Adweek

An interesting part of the negotiation was the number of homes NBCU reaches. With rumors flying that YouTube is making a run for the NFL contract, I have to wonder if that won’t be a potential problem for them. Sure, everyone has a computer, but most people aren’t going to watch a football game with their friends on it. Perhaps there will be some sort of partnership deal with a smaller network.

Instagram on your underpants | Adverblog

Once personalization has reached underwear, it’s either hit the big time or jumped the shark.

Study Says Drudge Report Drives More Traffic Than Facebook & Twitter Combined

While the Drudge data is interesting, it’s not a marketing opportunity the way Twitter and Facebook are. So the most interesting part for me is down the page, where they explain why Twitter refers more traffic than Facebook. I have to agree, although still I’m surprised Twitter is anywhere near Facebook, given Facebook’s sheer size and frequency of use.

STUDY: 1 In 5 Of Facebook Contacts Are Work Related

This stat isn’t surprising, and I think if anything points to how many of us have a difficult time segmenting a large portion of our network into either friend, family, coworker, or whatever. While I like what Google+ is doing, I wonder if people are really up for making those additional posting decisions on a regular basis. It does add friction to the posting process.

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Emerging online ad units, TV goes fully online by 2014, and marketers breaking records

The latest in new media marketing strategies and tactics:

Rising Stars Ad Units

New ad units being supported for standardization by the Interactive Advertising Bureau. I think the big issue around rich media is that it becomes too expensive to produce, when clients could put that money into more long-term site assets.

Mobile Display Advertising Up 128 Percent in Last 2 Years | Adweek

More stats on the growing mobile ad market. Money is pouring into these media units because they’re working. And right now, I think they’re working because they’re unique. Of course, banners once ‘worked’ and were quite unique. The obvious challenge is, How does mobile advertising scale as users see more and more ads?

Television Executives Predict Bulk of TV Content Will Be Available Online and Via Mobile Within 2 Years | Adweek

Bravo. I have to say I’m often baffled by major TV shows that don’t have their content available online, especially on their own site.

For Hipmunk, it’s all about the users– and the UI — Tech News and Analysis

I wouldn’t normally post about a new travel search site, but this is a great example of how a killer user interface can make all the difference. Definitely check out the site’s flight search technology.

DIGIDAY:DAILY – Web Video’s Dangerous Role Model – Display

Even if you don’t plan or buy media, trends like this do a lot to shape creative budgets, which of course determines what you can do production-wise. If web video goes the same route as banners, look for production budgets to go through the floor.

Chief Almir | Most Creative People 2011 | Fast Company

Many of the most striking examples of how mobile and social are changing the world come from the least likely users. That’s probably the single biggest indicator of the potential power that I can think of.

Infographic: Where Is Inbound Marketing Headed?

Whether you call it content marketing, inbound marketing, brand experiences, or word of mouth, these charts show rapid acceleration for this type of marketing.

Record Makers | Adweek

Good examples of buzz-generating campaigns. They shift what the idea of content is about, to much more of an experiential role.

TN3 Gallery – jQuery Image Gallery

Making a website as visually impacting as possible without using Flash has been a real issue now that iPads are the dominant tablet. That could change, but the need for more universal solutions will likely continue to be an issue. This is a series of good examples of how an image-based gallery can be presented that will work across all platforms.

Digital Archaeology: 12 Forgotten Designs That Changed The Web [Slideshow] | Co.Design

With recent developments like mobile web and social media transitioning from early adopter to mainstream, I often see direct parallels between these new technologies and the early days of the Web. What this exhibit does, more than anything, is remind us that whatever the coolest gadget is right now, in no-time, it’s going to feel like an 80s brick cellphone.

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The mother of all mashups, Color’s social graph play, and 6 verbs for the future

The latest in interactive marketing strategies and tactics:

Mega-mashup Memolane Helps You Remember Everything

Definitely the mother of all mashups. It takes all your social media sites and makes everything you’ve posted to any of them searchable. That restaurant you visited in NYC last summer and checked in on Foursquare? Found! This really makes a lot of sense, and while I’m not sure there’s a big enough market for this as an independent business model, but there’s definitely a strong appeal to this.

Color’s Implicit Social Graph and How Facebook Could Respond

Color’s been getting A LOT of hype. Seems a little premature to me, given that ratings on the app store are mostly negative complaints about a terrible user interface. That said, this article gives us a good look at various data points companies like Facebook are out to gather. And as marketers, we’re the ones they’re gathering them for.

HOW TO: Play Recorded Twitter Conversations In Sync With Your Favorite Shows

Fantastic new feature for anyone who wants the ‘social viewing’ experience for recorded tv content.

The 6 Verbs For The Next 20 Years Of The Connected World

If you read Creativing often, you know I’m a fan of Kevin Kelly’s writing. I like the way he breaks down the major communication trends he sees shaping up, into 6 verbs. Obviously relevant for an interactive medium.

The 3 Types of Self-Destructive Corporate Tweets

Another opportunity to learn from other’s mistakes. Hopefully, instead of your own

Who Curates the Real-Time Web?

I like the POV of this article in terms of what’s the right blend between machine and human involvement in the curation process. Both sides of that equation are key components for brands wanting to include curated content in their content marketing mix. Which I believe they should be doing.

If You Like Flipboard, Check Out Zite – It’s Easier to Use

In content marketing there’s a lot of talk about curation vs. creation. Curation’s great, as long as it’s relevant. Tools like this one referenced, and it’s music equivalent, Pandora, are great because they’re simple. That’s what aggregation offers potential content marketers. A simple way to collect and present relevant information. It’s all down to how you screen and select your content.

Among Media, TV Is Still on Top | Advertising Age

TV spending is still at the top for it’s awareness and reach. The online component, becoming more and more intertwined with TV, offers a place to take the viewer to the interactive level. This will certainly be one way marketers will be ‘integrating’ the two going forward.

Seth’s Blog: Small screens and big decisions

With the mobile craze in full swing, Seth Godin provides a good reality check.

10 Web Design Elements that You Shouldn’t Overlook | Webdesigner Depot

Some foundational but great to brush up on design considerations for any Web page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Xbox Kinect is marketing’s new frontier, the best unsubscribe process ever, and content creation vs curation

The latest in interactive marketing strategies and tactics:

Why Xbox Kinect Technology Will Be the Next Frontier for Marketers

I’ve posted a lot of Kinect lately, and here’s another article directly addressing the marketing opportunities for brands. What’s likely most appealing about Kinect for brands is the ability to create highly personal interactive experiences on a mass scale. Unlike SecondLife, which felt geeky, Kinect is far more organic.

“yeah thats not what I was looking for at all.”

Hysterical account of a design who just doesn’t want to give the “client” what they’re looking for.

You are unsubscribed

This has to be the most creative unsubscribe process ever. Even though I still unsubscribed, it certainly impacted my impression of the brand.

Why Curation Is Just as Important as Creation [OPINION]

Excellent perspective on what I think is the key opportunity for many brands interested in the content marketing space. Sure, creating content will help you exercise your brand voice and define your differentiation. But aggregation can also display a point of view and a sense of knowing what’s going on. It’s also puts the brand at the center of a conversation topic.

Terry Heaton’s PoMo Blog » Blog Archive » To what end? The question that kills media reinvention

A theme I touch on a lot is the cross-fire currently happening between the publishing industry and the marketing industry. With publishers acting more like advertising agencies (Meridith is a great example) and advertisers needing to create more long-term resonance and less push-messaging, you could go through this article and pretty much substitute ‘marketers’ for ‘publishers’ and have a very relevant piece on content marketing.

Bloomberg: Personalizing the News for 20 Million People: Tech News and Analysis «

As a counter to the content farms, this is the way quality content is supposed to be generated with the use of technology. They currently track over 100 data points on every page, and use that to present the best information to each reader. There’s still a need for quality stories, but for most large publishers, there’s still a gap that needs to be closed regarding which of all their articles a given reader may be most interested in.

Hybrid Media: How Social is Enabling Event TV | MobileBehavior

An excellent slide show on how mobile and TV are merging to create new types of social viewing experiences.

Mobile By The Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC]

Pardon yet another infographic, but there’s some great data in here. My favorite: 1/2 of all local searches are from a mobile device, and 86% of mobile Internet users are using their devices while watching TV.

Rebecca Black Means The (Internet) Fame Game Has Changed

A good take on this whole Internet Fame thing.

Report: Google Still Web’s Dominant Traffic Driver, But Some Niches See Facebook Gaining

Perhaps the most interesting search related stat is the referring traffic stat at some of the largest publishers. Most are still getting the bulk of their traffic from Google, although Facebook is growing more quickly. Still, Facebook has along way to go before they pass them.

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