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DigitalLife 2011 Launches
November 11, 2011 – 8:00 am | No Comment

Announcing Digital Life 2011
It is really great to see our Digital Life study released for a second year. This is a global TNS study based upon work we did here in Australia several years ago, …

Group buying: The talented youngster with unfulfilled promise
July 25, 2011 – 12:12 pm | No Comment
Group buying: The talented youngster with unfulfilled promise

Reports out last week put the group buying sector on track to rake in $400 million by year’s end, with the market posting a second quarter revenue increase of 72 per cent.
The ability of the …

Adding social to the brand tracking mix
July 18, 2011 – 12:36 pm | One Comment
Adding social to the brand tracking mix

Some of you may have heard the song United Breaks Guitars. Penned by Canadian musician David Carroll after his guitar was broken during a trip on United Airlines, it became a YouTube sensation and a …

Are you a basic mobile brand or a game changer?
May 25, 2011 – 8:52 am | No Comment
Are you a basic mobile brand or a game changer?

The long awaited ‘year of the mobile’ crept up on us in 2010, catching many in the marketing community unawares.  You could be forgiven for thinking it was going to be just like any of …

Climate change in the mobile brand ecosystem
May 25, 2011 – 7:57 am | No Comment
Climate change in the mobile brand ecosystem

Nokia was long the dominant brand in the mobile world, but in the past five years times have changed, with iPhone and Android now holding the trump cards.
This change to the climate of our mobile …

Where next for the tablet?
May 24, 2011 – 2:06 pm | No Comment
Where next for the tablet?

The launch of the iPad took shiny toy syndrome to new heights, as consumers lined up for something they freely admitted having no real need for nor idea of how to use.
Just over a year …

E-commerce morphs into social commerce as Australian retailers flounder
May 24, 2011 – 12:53 pm | No Comment
E-commerce morphs into social commerce as Australian retailers flounder

In an age where the fancy-free share their credit card activity on Facebook and broadcast their shopping ‘hauls’ on YouTube, social is converging with commerce as rapidly as it is with search.

Increase your chances of ROI on innovation
March 31, 2011 – 2:15 pm | No Comment
Increase your chances of ROI on innovation

This week we presented to over 50 clients some tips for increasing return on investment for innovation and new product development projects.  We looked at reasons for innovation failure, how to increase chances of success, …

Innovation failure – will it only get worse?
December 7, 2010 – 12:39 pm | No Comment
Innovation failure – will it only get worse?

Officially, Australia didn’t go into recession. However, after riding the GFC our consumer confidence remains relatively weak and this remains a very challenging economic environment for marketers considering innovation projects.
The good news, however, is that …

Location, travel and trust
November 16, 2010 – 2:05 pm | 3 Comments
Location, travel and trust

Last time, we talked about trust in cyberspace. It’s a theme that came through strongly in the Economist’s take on location-based services and a challenge to those seeking to engage with consumers in transit.
If anything, trust …

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