Paul Gillin

JUNE 26, 2014

A new Gallup study appears to throw cold water on the whole concept of social media marketing, but I’d be careful about taking the findings at face value. Gallup asked 18,000 consumers about the influence of social media on their buying decisions. Sixty-two percent said social media has no influence at all.

Social Media 50

Social Media Media Peer-to-peer Social Networks 50

Paul Gillin

JUNE 4, 2010

Tech Leadership Council’s Social Media Summit. Media is frequently mis-characterized as publishing. The definition of media is that which mediates between parties. Media isn’t content. We are the media. New media transforms as it moves, unlike traditional fixed media like TV.

Web 2.0 50

Web 2.0 Wikipedia Transparency Advertising Mediums 50

Paul Gillin

JUNE 17, 2010

The site is free of advertising and the member list may never be used for promotions. In the early days of Twitter, the Dell TechCenter staff had set up a common Twitter account as a secondary channel of communication. In fact, B2B companies were among the earliest adopters of social media.

Enterprise Management 50

Enterprise Management B2B Marketing Rules B to B 50

Paul Gillin

AUGUST 20, 2013

That’s revolution” “Mass media appeals to the masses and that means average. Products advertised on TV are by definition mediocre.” ” Seth Godin on stage at #Inbound13 (photo by Joselin Mane via Twitter @JoselinMane ).' TV was invented to sell ads to masses.

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Paul Gillin

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It’s been a little more than 24 hours since Groupon aired the most offensive advertising campaign in history , and the company’s response to the outpouring of negative commentary has been a textbook example of how not to handle a crisis. Too bad Groupon didn’t mention any of those noble goals in the commercials themselves.

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Godaddy Public Relations Comparison Paid Search Agency 50

Paul Gillin

JANUARY 6, 2011

I was recently quoted on Internetnews.com making the following prediction: “Look for marketing’s love affair with social media to give way in 2011 to the sobering reality that a Facebook fan page and Twitter account don’t solve problems of poor products or positioning. I responded that no slight was intended.

Social Marketing 50

Social Marketing Marketing Analytics Tools Peer-to-peer Paid Search Agency 50

Paul Gillin

OCTOBER 5, 2011

Here are a few that I welcome into my inbox: Bulldog Reporter’s Daily ‘Dog – This e-mail arrives every morning packed with news and insight about the latest happenings in media and corporate communications. Marketing Charts – This is an invaluable daily digest of the latest market research in media and consumer behavior.

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