Tom Peterson
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TV, Twitter & the Online ROI Myth
The news that Twitter has agreed a deal with Starcom MediaVest Group worth hundreds of millions of dollars over several years has set the marketing world alight. The deal with the major advertising buying agency will see the likes of … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Business, Media, Social Media, Technology
Tagged advertising, adverts, social, social media, social-media, social-networks, trending, TV, tweets, twitter, twitter trends, US, USA
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Va Va Voom – The Modern Sex Sells Experiment
Va Va Voom! is as sexy as they come in the world of advertising catchphrases. Ever since it was first spoken by the charismatic French goal machine Monsieur Thierry Henry for Renault it has been an advertiser’s dream come true. … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Business, Media, Technology, Viral
Tagged advertising, adverts, Cleo, online, Renault, Renault Cleo, Sex, Sexy, social media, Va Va Voom, video, viral, virals, youtube
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The Cult of Celebrity Start-ups
Celebrities in nature believe, like Kevin Bacon, that they are the centre of the Universe. Superstar status sells, and something as simple as etching a signature to a hot new product can usually guarantee its success.
Posted in Business, Media, Technology
Tagged Beats, business, celebrity, celebs, Dr Dre, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship, Lady Gaga, US, USA
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The power hungry internet [INFOGRAPHIC]
The internet is growing in accessibility and using more and more resources. The following infographic is a great indicator of how much energy it is all ready consuming. Currently there are 2.4Billion internet users who are using 1.5% of global … Continue reading
Posted in Infographic, Media, Technology
Tagged google, infographic, internet, online, power, power plants, video
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Google+ – Is it a Ghost Town?
With 170 MILLION users, you would think that Google+ is a thriving hub of social sharing and commentary. But there are those who think that in reality, it is deserted. Here is an infographic from Umph which examines these claims!
Posted in Infographic, Social Media, Technology, Viral
Tagged facebook, google, infographic, interactivity, linkedin, sharing, social, social media, social sharing, trending, tweets, twitter, twitter trends, viral, virals
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How much does SEO cost? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Ever wanted to know what the average company with 10 employees pays for their website’s SEO? Well want no more, here is an infographic which comes from Search Engine Land which compares different company sizes from different nations around the … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Infographic, Media, Technology
Tagged infographic, marketing costs, online, search engine, search engine optinisation, SEO, social media, viral, website
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My review of the WordPress.com app
Hello, I’m writing this post via the WordPress app and thought it would be good to have a go at reviewing it whilst testing!
Why is Facebook’s stock going down?
Here is a great Infographic I came across on Mashable.com (courtesy of Statista) on why Facebook’s shares hare “Tanking”
Posted in Infographic, Social Media, Technology, Viral
Tagged advertising, facebook, infographic, online, shares, social media, stock exchange
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Facebook & Google Not Trusted? #Infographic
Facebook and Google are less trusted than your grocery store according to a Placelist Survey. To see the original post by Mashable, please click here
Posted in Advertising, Infographic, Media, Social Media, Technology, Viral
Tagged advertising, facebook, google, infographic, iphone, mashable, online, social, social media, twitter trends, US, USA, viral
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Opening of the Shard
To celebrate Europe’s tallest building official opening tonight (5th July 2011) I have pulled together some great content to commemorate the moment. Included in this post are some infographics and a timelapse video of the building’s early life.
Posted in Infographic, Technology, Viral
Tagged architecture, london, the shard, video, viral, youtube
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