Newspapers and magazines and TV stations create Paywalls. A subject much derided, that, apparently, is the single biggest source of new revenue for these business entities.It is proving to work.
And I agree.
The time for subscription based business models is ripe. The days when people expected all content on the Net to be free are gone.
People are paying for content now. At least the more mature audience.
And if the content creators are asking the question of whether content could be charged for- they are barking up the wrong tree. The question …

As a collector and as someone who has a fetish for things illustrated, drawn, sketched, music-tized, videotized and demonstrated- especially information in a graphical format – I try to spread, bookmark and pin whenever/whatever I can/find something of value. Helps me keep a repository and go back to it when I need it- say if I am working on a strategy or need to get inspired for visualizing something.
One thing that struck me recently is that companies/brands have been sending many infographics. These are professionally developed graphics or hand drawn …

Came across this interesting collage for the possibly upcoming trends in Display media.
Well at some point or the other we all have advocated many similar ad formats. And even wondered why publishers were still running standard ad formats from the stone ages.
A few years ago, the IAB formalized ad sizes & formats. And that has been both a good and a bad thing.
Good because it helps set expectations and establishes standards. Bad because it commoditizes the display inventory, creates blindness from viewers and obviously and templatizes creativity by putting it …

Internet was always about faster access- access to content and access to people.

And just about lately- the powerhouses of the web are moving towards real time internet- in an unprecedented manner.

The phenomenon is noteworthy because the net product is more than the sum of its parts.

Digital Marketing field is a field where you can either be like a monkey- sitting on a tree and making some noise- or you get into the jungle and ride the tiger. I am finding myself at the center of another big change agent role- and a wonderful opportunity…

A presentation to make people appreciate that all marketing disciplines need to work together; engagement led marketing thinking is the glue in integrated marketing; and the key steps in drafting an engagement led integrated marketing strategy.

Historically exchanges have been widely utilised by agencies and clients as an effective way to drive DR goals… but for building brand? Can this channel ever be utilised to achieve branding goals? Could a brand-focused client take advantage of the available reach and frequency that exchanges offer?

Privileged to be chairing a day at the “Social Media World Forum” for 23rd September in Singapore.
Will write more about the experience- though for starters- here is my Introduction note for the day…

Watch “A Few Good Men”. Tom Cruise plays the (Premium) Publisher; Jack Nicholson as the DSP (Demand Side Platform) and Randall Rothenberg – the IAB President & CEO is playing…well..himself.

O’Reilly authors take examples from my Social Networking profiles to explain a few concepts.

Two videos- all from perspective of comms planners on what makes a rockstar planner (the skills) and another interesting one (added later 27th Nov 2010) where they talk about the ‘Human touch’ in comms planning. In this, I think planning is hinging towards ‘Social media’ theory- watch to find what I mean.

In past life, I have been a salesperson. As a matter of fact, I still am one. Come to think of it, we all are, in a way.
More so those who have been around in the digital marketing industry (across its various disciplines).
In the founding years of Digital Marketing in Asia (1999-2006), if you had anything to do with digital marketing, you essentially had to sell hard. Everyone loved to listen, but few actually bought what you were selling. Specially ‘digital media’ was an abstract thought in the early days …