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Joseph Jaffe, Part V - did Joseph Jaffe blackmail a major airline?

This post is the fifth in a series of six that feature an exclusive video interview with international speaker and author Joseph Jaffe. Click below to read the others: Exclusive video interview: Joseph Jaffe, Part I - the winners and losers of social media marketing Part II - will online video blogging fizzle ...
  • Copy Corner: In under 25 words ...

  • One of my pillars of good non-fiction writing is brevity. Essentially, brevity means saying things in the most economical way. A good writer does not give the reader anything he or she does not need. Writing is like a good watch. It should function smoothly with no extra parts getting in the way. Generally in writing, ...

  • Brands ... love you, love you not

  • Kylie Flavell's editorial in the current issue of Marketing touches on the subject of consumer guilt when favouring certain brands. Yes there are certain brands we all love to hate but it appears their lack of popular appeal is irrelevant and in some cases a plus in reflecting financial success. Check out the Brandwars ...

  • Joseph Jaffe, Part IV - Second Life as a marketing outreach tool

  • This post is the fourth in a series of six that feature an exclusive video interview with international speaker and author Joseph Jaffe. Click below to read the others: Exclusive video interview: Joseph Jaffe, Part I - the winners and losers of social media marketing Part II - will online video blogging fizzle ...

  • Joseph Jaffe, Part III - why is Australia lagging behind in social media?

  • This post is the third in a series of six that feature an exclusive video interview with international speaker and author Joseph Jaffe. Click below to read the others: Exclusive video interview: Joseph Jaffe, Part I - the winners and losers of social media marketing Part II - will online video blogging fizzle ...

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Joseph Jaffe, Part II - will online video blogging fizzle out?

This post is the second in a series of six that feature an exclusive video interview with international speaker and author Joseph Jaffe. Click below to read the others: Exclusive video interview: Joseph Jaffe, Part I - the winners and losers of social media marketing Part II - will online video blogging fizzle ...

Exclusive video interview: Joseph Jaffe, Part I - the winners and losers of social media marketing

This post is the first in a series of six that feature an exclusive video interview with international speaker and author Joseph Jaffe. Click below to read the others: Exclusive video interview: Joseph Jaffe, Part I - the winners and losers of social media marketing Part II - will online video blogging fizzle out? Part ...

The power of creative in sales promotion

Well, first things first, a disclaimer: one of our publisher Niche's other publications, Desktop, tipped me off about this example of competition promotion. As a design and desktop publishing magazine, they're supporting the Worldwide Printing National Design Awards, but as a marketing publication, we're more ...

Copy Corner: Frankie says Relax

An important part of writing is being able to relax. In the typical situation at work, you sit down to write and you want your report or email or whatever, seem important. You think about how impressive it will look in print. You think about all the people who are going to read it. Senior people. You think about ...

CommBank on verge of tourism PR coup

Forget Lara Bingle. Forget Baz Luhrman, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman. Don't tell DDB, but the perfect campaign for Tourism Australia is already in the can (at least that’s what the Welsh wonder strategist Garry and I think), the only issue is that it’s actually owned by a major Aussie corporation. You see, ...

Correction to Strategy Notes July

In the July issue of Marketing magazine Bronwyn Higgs wrote about digital radio in her column Strategy Notes. Higgs stated that "Pilot studies using digital will continue until the end of this year before launching into a second test phase." Commercial Radio Australia wishes to inform Marketing readers that "digital ...

Copy Corner: Power in your sentences

Do you want a very simple technique for improving your writing? Well, this is one that really works and you can start doing it from today. Cut the length of your sentences! It’s as simple as that.  Long sentences should be seen as the enemy. They create confusion for readers and they block clarity. And ...

Consumer-generated campaigns are PR's domain

Two weeks ago in The Australian, Clems' James McGrath and Patts' Ben Coulson seemed to concur that ads that really engage audiences will be all the rage at Cannes from June 15-21. Traditional advertising is apparently waning in effectiveness compared to consumer-generated or audience-participation campaigns. So, ...

When the economy gets tough, good businesses keep advertising going!

With the question of Australia facing tough economic times being more about when, not if, there is much discussion about what this will mean to advertising and marketing communications spend. ...

Web smarts turning clients into ad agencies

News outta the US says that a new clutch of internet players are giving potential advertisers the low-cost opportunity of buying, creating and monitoring their own online ad campaigns. Just like online car sales ads have caused a shrink in newspaper classifieds, should ad agencies be even more fearful that their ...

Copy Corner: Rewriting is the key to writing well

When you write your first draft, the words very often just bubble out. There may not be a great deal of structure. That's fine for the first draft. When you move into the rewriting or editing phase, you check that there is a logical flow to your work. Plus, you delete unnecessary words to make the writing sparkle ...

Supre-sonic branding: the power of in-store music

What is it about the sound of brands that gets me going? Why do I spend so many hours loitering in shopping centers with my ears pressed against windows trying to gauge the soundscapes or lack of soundscapes permeating from within? The other day I happened to walk into the tween megsatore Supre, you know the one ...

Online reputation matters, but can Aussie communicators be arsed?

In a recent ‘e-consultancy' survey of cross-sector international practitioners, 99 percent of agency, in-house or freelance PR and marketing types thought online coverage was hugely important. Another survey finds that 75 percent of journos use blogs and online sources for story ideas. Now, a few weeks back at ...

Copy Corner: Producing better emails

Emails are such a huge part of our lives these days, it’s worth thinking about how to do a better job with them. Here are a few things to think about. The salutation is an effective way to set the atmosphere. Think about the options such as ‘Hello’, ‘Dear’ or ‘Hi’ and decide what’s right for you in each case. Make ...

Be real or fake off

Anyone with a blog or that is posting to a blog will already understand that blogs need a regular, staple diet of home-grown organic produce. ...

Sponsorship issues facing the 2008 Beijing Olympics

To the legitimate sponsor, ‘ambush’ is a dirty word. But there are ways to fend off an ambush attack and even turn it into a positive for your brand, say Dr Francis Farrelly and Dr Pascale Quester. As the 2008 Beijing Olympics approach, and as athletes work to attain their scientifically scheduled peak physical form, ...

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Alex White

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Alex White has been working in the Web industry since 1997. His creative background in design is complemented by strategic consulting and business analysis experience. His career has focussed on working with clients as a strategist and usability specialist, delivering complex online marketing and consumer application solutions for clients such as Xerox, Monash University, Sustainability Victoria, Global Corporate Challenge and more recently Movember and RedDot CMS.

Con Stavros

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Dr Con Stavros is a senior lecturer at the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University.

David Gillespie

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David is the digital manager at Hippo Jobs. Prior to joining Hippo he worked with DDB, consulted for the Australian Government, and travelled the world making video games. When not offending people, he makes music and sleeps. A seasoned blogger, if you're looking for more from David, check out his blog Wide Open Spaces.

Geoffrey Bowll

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Geoffrey (pictured with junior art director) is MD of The Starship, a Melbourne-based ad agency. Besides running mainstream campaigns since 1991, he has conducted hundreds of marketing and advertising research projects for major corporates.

Gerry McCusker

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Gerry McCusker runs EngageORM a PR, communications and training consultancy helping brands, organisations and individuals monitor and maximise their online presence.

Michael Burrows

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Michael 'Bo-jingles' Burrows is director of Brand Music, award-winning innovators of sonic branding, jingle and radio campaigns. He also sits on the board of the Advertising Institute of Australasia.

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FRANk is a creative engagement company originating clear and sustainable solutions for brands to make relevant connections with their customers. FRANk has emerged as one of the new-breed communication companies attracting the likes of seek.com.au, carsales.com.au, Kidspot.com.au, wotif.com, STA Travel, imate, movember and carservice.com.au.

Brendon Cook

Brendon is one of the pioneers of the Australian out-of-home industry and now CEO of oOh!media Group Ltd, Australia’s only listed out-of-home media company. oOh!media Group provides advertisers with a national network of out-of-home advertsing solutions, including Roadside, Retail, Transit, Regional and Experiential Marketing.

Frank Chamberlin

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As an experienced and knowledgeable professional marketer, Frank Chamberlin has been a full time copywriter for ten years.

He teaches Direct Marketing at the Masters level at Monash University and he offers a one-day ‘business writing skills’ course for corporates. He also convenes the popular dm Forum in Melbourne.

As a successful copywriter, he does all sorts of work for large and small companies.

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