I had the pleasure of meeting up with Gary Vaynerchuk just a few weeks ago when he was in Israel. Here’s his (almost) full speech at the event McCann Erickson held in Tel Aviv. I am always amazed at how blunt and real Gary can be. Gary told the audience that they were doing all the wrong things in marketing their brands; That they were marketing in 2011 as if it was now 2005; That [...]

on Sunday I gave a lecture at The Marker’s Customer Experience Conference. I spoke about: “The relationship between the brand and the consumer on social networks: From flirt to love.” How should brands engage with consumers on social networks? You’ll see that the relationship between brands and consumers on social networks is very similar to the relationship between couples.  The presentation displays three examples of  brands that handle their social media efforts differently. HP, the [...]

The Pivot conference is revving up again, scheduled to hit the Big Apple on the 17th – 19th of October, 2010. If you have anything to do with the marketing sweet spot of 18 – 34 year old generation ‘T’ (Techies), then you should definitely consider stopping by. Why?  5 reasons for you: Reason 1- First off, Pivot is the premiere brouhaha where ad agencies and brand marketers gather to discuss the styles, attitudes, preferences [...]

How do you measure the ROI of social media? This is a question that we are often asked by companies that want to enter the social media realm but are afraid or unsure of how to prove its success to their superiors. Wanna show your bosses that social media works? Here is a great video from Erik Qualman (@equalman) at Socialnomics which showcases several social media ROI success stories. Here are the top ten facts you [...]

(Guest post by Dorine Sinigaglia) Recently, I noticed a friend of mine following a food truck company on Twitter. Call me old-fashioned, but I didn’t even know food trucks were still around – let alone had Twitter accounts! Food vendors always reminded me of a place where starved businessmen would run to grab a quick bite in TV sitcoms. I realized I knew very little about this business, so I began to do some research, as the [...]

Guest Post by Ahuvah This blog post was inspired by an article I just read in Business Week titled “The Great Trust Offensive”. As I personally delve deeper into the world of corporate branding, I find it very interesting to come across various insights and tactics to building a brand and maintaining the correct corporate image. Well established corporate brands like McDonalds, Ford and AmEx are all in the process of re-branding themselves and many [...]

Guest Post written by Ahuvah Berger Everywhere you turn you hear the words social media, user generated content, Twitter, Facebook, Digg, etc but the real question remains – what is the purpose of social media? How can companies leverage these tools to engage and monitor their brands online? We have watched an evolution occur on the internet- from a period of time when there was a distinctive line between the content creators and the content [...]