Rabu, 02 Maret 2011

Marketing Pilgrim Published: “Great Jobs Waiting On Marketing Pilgrim’s Job Board!” plus 6 more

Marketing Pilgrim Published: “Great Jobs Waiting On Marketing Pilgrim’s Job Board!” plus 6 more

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Great Jobs Waiting On Marketing Pilgrim’s Job Board!

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:29 AM PST

One of the most effective (and fun!) parts of the Marketing Pilgrim community is our job board. We are constantly hearing of companies who were thrilled with the candidates that came from our great readers (post your job listing now).

On the flip side, if you are looking for a job make sure you check our marketing job listings regularly. These update every day and despite the economic times this is a great industry to be looking for your next great opportunity. And we want to help!

Here are a few jobs that we cherry picked from the list today

Digital Marketing Manager for Nokia in Paris

Online Marketing Specialist for Red Hat in Raleigh, NC

Senior Marketing Manager – Social Media for Microsoft in Tacoma, WA

SEO Engineer at ADP in Redwood City, CA

 

 

 

These are just a few of the great jobs that are currently listed and new jobs show up every day. So if you are looking for a new gig or you are an employer or agency looking to list your interactive marketing, search, social media and other openings try out the Marketing Pilgrim Job Board today!

Oh and by the way, at only $27 per month per listing it’s hard to say no.

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Googleplex All a Buzz of Android Honeycomb

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 07:11 AM PST

Apparently today is “Android day” and I didn’t get the memo.

It’s also a “no news so let’s slap up some videos day” on Marketing Pilgrim. ;-)

Exhibit B, Google’s Mountain View HQ–aka the Googleplex–took delivery of a giant honeycomb to mark the launch of Android 3.0 for tablets.

Pity the guy whose job it is to go to work and dress in a bee costume and dance for the Googlers.

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Saab Cars to Come with Personal Android

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 05:59 AM PST

While driving 400+ miles over the weekend, Mrs. Beal suggested it would be a great idea to add Google Maps and local search information to our SUV’s built-in navigation. I managed to impress her–OK, maybe just myself–but recalling the 2007 announcement that BMW was going to do just that.

Four years on and I don’t know if that ever came to fruition. However, I do know that Saab is about to get a whole lot of Android added its line-up of cars.

IQon provides an embedded computer platform in the car with a modem which automatically connects to the internet when the car´s ignition is switched on. An 8-inch touchscreen provides access to services, including audio and entertainment streaming, online navigation and on-board music storage.

Our open innovation strategy, using the Android operating system, will keep the provision of in-car infotainment up to date.

Well played Saab, well played!


New Mobile Rewards Keep Advertisers in the Loopt

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:44 PM PST

It’s been more than two years since Loopt promised to bring local business advertising to cell phones. According to the WSJ, that plan is supposedly near to fruition:

On Tuesday Loopt, a social network catered to mobile-device users, unveiled a plan to allow advertisers to send alerts to Loopt users, based on their location, when they want to offer them an limited-time deal.

A restaurant looking to fill empty seats, for example, could alert a nearby Loopt user of a special price for a meal if they arrived first, says Loopt's chief executive Sam Altman, in an interview. "We're very excited about this," he says.

Think of it as Groupon meets Foursquare meets Yelp. Advertisers can send ads based on the close proximity of one of Loopt’s five million users and offer-up a deal that may be too delicious to pass up (pardon the pun).

Depending on how you look at it, the fact that users don’t have to check-in to receive the offer, is either really cool or really annoying. Fortunately, Loopt users will have to opt-in to receive the Rewards Alerts service.

Now, if the ads could include targeting based on my eating habits, this could be a winner. If Loopt knows that I tend to grab a Dunkin Donut around 10am, then it would make sense for Krispy Kreme to try and get a piece of that action–the next time I pass by at that time.

Of course, this assumes you use Loopt. I don’t, but the prospect of free food–or a discount on a new pair of sneakers–has peaked my curiosity enough to try it out.

I just need to wait for the service to expand beyond Austin–although I will be in Austin for PubCon next week. FTW!

 


The Internet is Key for Community Involvement

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:45 PM PST

The internet is famous for its ability to connect us with people all over the world, but a new survey from the Pew Internet and American Life project shows that it’s also important on a local level.

The study, which was conducted in San Jose, Calif., Philadelphia and Macon, Ga. was designed to measure the effectiveness of local, community and civic communications.

The majority of respondents agreed that access to a broadband connection was very important and 34% said that having the internet majorly impacted their ability to participate in the community.

Oddly, the survey found that many people with broadband connections were more critical of their local government which could be based on the fact that they have more access to information. If you don’t see all the people complaining about the road construction, you may think the city is handling the issue just fine.

Social media is a growing trend when it comes to local information. 32% of the internet users surveyed use a social networking site to stay in touch with their community, 19% use local blogs, 19% are on an email list and only 7% turn to Twitter for local news.

In order to test the accessibility of local information, participants were asked to find a variety of information such as school budgets and details on community services. Google was a popular choice for the search, and in each town, one local news website rose to the top of the list. Rarely did the searchers access the actual community websites and even when they did find the information only 37% said it was clear and understandable.

What is clear is that communities could be doing a better job disseminating information. Informed people are happy people (except for some broadband users as noted above) and happy people are more likely to get involved in their community and that’s good news for everyone.

Your mission is to take a moment to think about what you can do to help your community. It doesn’t matter if you sell products internationally, as a business you should support the town where you live, shop and play.

Have any great ideas for how a local business can get more involved with the community? Let us know in the comments below.

 


Marketing Pilgrim’s ADVERTISERS Rock! Join Them Today!

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:06 AM PST

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Ad Trade Groups Set Out to Make Measurement Makes Sense

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 11:02 AM PST

Three top advertising trade agencies are banning together to work on a new initiative they call “Making Measurement Make Sense.” What they want to do is work out a new standard for measuring the success of digital advertising that can be used across the board.

The IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau), the ANA (Association of National Advertisers) and the 4A's (American Association of Advertising Agencies) announced their new initiative at IAB’s fourth Annual Leadership Meeting, Ecosystem 2.0: The People vs. Data.

According to their press release, "Making Measurement Make Sense" has three primary objectives:

  • Define standard metrics and measurement systems that are transparent and consistent to simplify the planning, buying and evaluating of digital media:
    • Analyzing the current digital measurement situation from a business perspective
    • Defining a common currency for measuring online exposures
    • Developing generally accepted standards for brand impact measurement online
    • Creating an effective methodology for cross media measurement
  • Drive industry consensus around the solutions:
    • Gaining stakeholder input and driving consensus around the solution
    • Engaging industry leaders to champion the measurement process
  • Establish a measurement governance model which encompasses:
    • Creating a structure for an ongoing measurement governing body
    • Establishing a governance and standards-setting process
    • Developing an implementation plan for the roll-out of metrics, standards and management structure

Nancy Hill, President-CEO of 4A's says;

"The leading marketing and media trade organizations have united to spearhead an ecosystem-wide solution to many of the critical issues in measurement. The confusion in this area has added costs to advertising agencies, which have been forced to use, subsidize and staff around increasing numbers of metrics and data in order to plan, purchase and post-analyze their media buys. This initiative will streamline and simplify those processes."

The question here is first, do we need a new system of measurement? For years, people have been saying that counting clicks is worthless. But what other options are there? How can we effectively measure engagement if not by the response to an action? TV and radio commercials manage it. No one clicks on the TV, yet we’ve found a way to properly charge for ad time and measure the results.

With mobile, tablets, and in-car computers, we’ve come a long way from the days of the punch the monkey banner ads. And with the work being done with 3-D and QR codes, it seems like only a matter of time before print ads will pop out of the page to present a hologram image of a product. How will we measure the effectiveness of that?

The bigger question is, can they come up with a system that works for all forms of digital advertising and can they get people to use it? When they talk about a plan for the roll-out of the new system it reminds me of when the US tried to go metric. It seemed like the right thing to do. The rest of the world was working in kilometers and meters, so we should be, too? But years later, most of us are still talking about feet and inches and we cook with cups and teaspoons. Will switching to a new digital measurement model be any easier or more effective?

What do you think? Time for a change? Can we change? And do you have any thoughts on how we can better measure the success of digital campaigns?


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