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A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME MIGHT NOT SELL IN TODAY’S MARKET

January 18th, 2017 Posted by Advertising, Capabilities, Creative, Strategy No Comment yet

In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the question is asked, “What’s in a name?” And as much as the Bard had a point that a name is just a name when it comes to overcoming family feuds, marketers today would agree that a name plays a huge part in a company’s or product’s success.

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ROBOT OVERLORDS: PREPARE FOR THE CHATBOT INVASION

January 12th, 2017 Posted by Advertising, Capabilities, Creative, Interactive, Social, Strategy No Comment yet

In 2017, digital shoppers are likely to encounter the latest retail strategy aimed at increasing consumer engagement: the chatbot.
No, chatbots are not a brand new technology, but up until this point, automated instant message bots have not been advanced enough to make a real difference. (more…)

GOLD, FRANKINCENSE AND CHRISTMAS PICKLES

December 20th, 2016 Posted by Advertising, Company, Creative, Social No Comment yet

There are many stories swirling about regarding the origins of the centuries-old tradition of hiding a pickle-like decoration on the Christmas tree. You know, that custom where the child who first finds the pickle is rewarded with one of three things: getting to open the first gift, receiving a special gift or being granted a year’s good fortune (one small step above getting coal in your stocking). (more…)

SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING TRENDS FOR B2B

December 12th, 2016 Posted by Advertising, Interactive, Social No Comment yet

As industry trends toward content marketing continue to advance and as native, shareable platforms multiply, social media ad spend climbs to keep up. In fact, Zenith Optimedia forecasts that global ad spend on social media will comprise 20% of digital marketing dollars by 2019, achieving $50 billion in total.[1]

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TWITTER CUTS VINE OFF

October 27th, 2016 Posted by Advertising, Social No Comment yet

Today’s announcement that Twitter would begin phasing out its video-sharing service Vine came as a bitter expectation to us at Norton. While Vine has observed a substantive share of teens’ media consumption,1 its Alexa Rank has dwindled consistently over the years and aggressively since the beginning of 2016. Its current Alexa ranks stand at 2,258 global and 1,021 U.S.2,3

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