iMedia interview: Julie Byrne, senior manager, eMarketing, MBF

Julie Byrne, senior manager, eMarketing, MBF Now that the dust has settled on the iMedia Brand Summit, and the shenanigans of two days in the Blue Mountains are bleary-eyed memories, we can officially bring you our series of exclusive video interviews with delegates and speakers alike. During the two days ...

iMedia interview: Jennie Bewes, head of online, Vodafone

Jennie Bewes, head of online, Vodafone Now that the dust has settled on the iMedia Brand Summit, and the shenanigans of two days in the Blue Mountains are bleary-eyed memories, we can officially bring you our series of exclusive video interviews with delegates and speakers alike. During the two days of ...

iMedia interview: Michael Entwistle, interactive marketing manager, HP

Michael Entwistle, interactive marketing manager, HP Now that the dust has settled on the iMedia Brand Summit, and the shenanigans of two days in the Blue Mountains are bleary-eyed memories, we can officially bring you our series of exclusive video interviews with delegates and speakers alike. During ...

iMedia Brand Summit exclusive video interviews

When you get the chance to attend an event like the iMedia Brand Summit, you need to grab it with both hands, and that was true of everyone that has spent the last three days in the Blue Mountains. But for all those that came along for the ride, there are many more who couldn't attend, and there's nothing marketingmag.com.au ...

Vodcast: When the fan gets dirty - or what marketers can do when recession looms

In his latest vlog (video + blog = funny word!), Geoffrey tackles the difficult question of what to do when the proverbial hits the fan and recession looms. There's been plenty of talk about the economic climate here in Australia of late, and even with the five major banks passing on the Fed's quarter percent interest ...

TechTips: How to make the most of the new marketingmag.com.au calendar

We've been busy developing our calendar page to make it easier for marketers to find and keep track of the marketing events taking place in Australia that they care about most. It also helps that they're easier on the eye too. The new calendar page let's marketers more easily find the events that matter to them ...

You call this a recession?

I’m not going to be popular for saying this, but I don’t think most Australian consumers are really suffering in the current economic climate. It might be coming, but the recession is not here yet. And it may not come at all. I know what you’re thinking: haven’t I been following the doom and gloom pundits in the ...

Viral rockstars - why ad agencies just don't get it!

One thing that is really pissing me off at the moment is advertising agencies claiming that they created a ‘viral’. Do you know how stupid this sounds? It is kind of like a part time musician claiming they are a rockstar! Maybe they need a video to show them how stupid they look ;-) Check out the clip below, and ...

TechTips: What are QR Codes anyway, and why the hell should I give a damn?

You've probably seen them around - they look like a crossword on crack. Yes, QR Codes are set to take the world by storm and in this short video Antony McGregor Dey, founder of QMCODES, demystifies the QR Code for marketers. With Telstra investing significantly in this technology in their handsets and with publishers ...

Free publicity? No thanks, we're not interested

Here at marketingmag.com.au we're focused on trying to bring the Australian marketing community great content in the form of news articles, blog posts and marketing-related videos. If it's relevant to marketers, we'll be looking to get it onto the site. So we were excited to hear about the unofficial Guinness Viral ...

The green question: do as I say, don't do as I do.

What consumers say and what consumers do are not inextricably linked. Consumers, for reasons internal (how they feel about themselves) and external (how they are perceived by others), can behave anywhere across a spectrum from acting in perfect concert with, to direct opposition to, what they say they’ll do. The ...

Who are you calling a liar?

Sales people have a saying - 'buyers are liars'. Did you know that, marketers? I’m tipping that marketers have a few sayings about salespeople too, which I probably shouldn't write here. Can't we all just get along? A big part of the marketer’s role is relationships with agencies and media sales reps and often ...

Writing the blogging rules of engagement (or stop f@cking up Zac's future!)

This post is the the second in a two-part series looking closely at how corporate brands can begin engaging with consumers through other people's blogs. NAB spamming: maybe it's time to take dance lessons The rules of engagement for marketers in the blogosphere There have been a number of examples recently ...

A-mother crack at it ...

Karl Treacher ponders why Coca -Cola are bothering to relaunch their energy drink, Mother. Sarah Kelly, public relations manager Coca-Cola South Pacific, is on hand to try and ease Karl's mind. Will the relaunch of Mother (see the TVC below) be a success or should Coca-Cola just quit the energy drink market? Have ...

Exclusive video interview: Richard Freudenstein, CEO, News Digital Media talks to marketingmag.com.au

While we were up at the Advertising and Marketing Summit in Sydney recently, we had a chance to pick the brain of Richard Freudenstein, CEO, News Digital Media. Fresh from presenting on the second day of the summit, Richard took five minutes to sit down with us, and we took the opportunity to ask him a few questions. ...

NAB spamming: maybe it's time to take dance lessons

This post is the the first in a two-part series looking closely at how corporate brands can begin engaging with consumers through other people's blogs. The second post is going to be published on Wednesday 6 August, so make sure you drop back in to catch that. NAB spamming: maybe it's time to take dance lessons The ...

Want to be interesting? Try being interested.

Friday night in your Argentinean bar of choice is, I feel, the best time for hard-hitting discussion and thought-provoking insight. Which is why I am to be found most Friday nights in such establishments. Last Friday with one of the editors of this fine publication, we were discussing interests and, as much as ...

TechTips: what is LinkedIn anyway, and why the hell should I give a damn?

It may disturb you to know that right now there may be imposters out there, all over the world, giving you a bad name. Or in some cases a good name. I thought that my name was fairly unusual until a quick Google search revealed the shocking truth - I'm not alone. In fact, I’m a mild-mannered meteorologist in ...

How to become a usability evangelist, and why agencies can't afford not to

Why don’t more digital agencies conduct usability phases? There’s no point building the latest in socially connected branding mechanisms if they simply don’t work or are too frustrating to use. Too many times I have seen a huge mobile phone or FMCG brand burn thousands on a campaign whose digital component is ...

Bowll bites back: Geoffrey responds to the AMI

This post is the sixth in a series looking at the AMI. Click below to read the others: What's wrong with the AMI The Great AMI Debate: Round 2 The Stark Reality of the AMI The AMI Bites Back Marketing the Marketers: the UK perspective Bowll Bites Back: Geoffrey responds to the AMI Over the last couple of ...

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