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.

Interesting video and presentation on how did Starbucks become the most ‘social’ brands on the internet. Download or watch.

Me and Sean Rach from Prudential talk about digital media and marketing- starting with a mobile led marketing initiative.

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

Following up on my much earlier post on some practical uses of Augmented Reality for marketing, here is one on what it could look like in the future- have seen many around the same topic, but this one struck- and thought should share. If for nothing else, then for the pure eye candy and the ‘cool’ factor that marketers are mostly after.
The setting could be in your kitchen.
Enjoy.

Some random ramblings I wrote in Jan 2010- but publishing only now.
I love the punchline for TED. This is how punchlines should be- packed with impact, attitude and clarity of message.
Quick meaning:
TED is an annual event where some of the world’s leading thinkers and doers are invited to share what they are most passionate about. “TED” stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design — three broad subject areas that are, collectively, shaping our future. And in fact, the event is broader still, showcasing ideas that matter in any discipline. Attendees have called …

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 …

It’s that time of the year again. Conferences. forums and industry gatherings – some large scale and some niche ones.
ad:tech falls in the former category. For those within the digital marketing industry, it is not just large scale. It is BIG.
I have attended ad:tech events in the past and have shared my experiences. (Can’t believe its been a year since I wrote on this topic). This year, it opened today (in Singapore- 3rd June 2010) and what a bummer- I had to miss the first day.
However thanks to tweets from …

One of the most misunderstood disciplines in marketing. And perhaps amongst most complex ones…