Mobile Marketing

I read an amazing statistic today. In South Africa there are only 6.2m computers, compared to 69m mobile phone users! So if your a global brand struggling to gain brand penetration through traditional digital marketing perhaps mobile could give you a bigger reach. Comscore estimate that by 2013 nearly 40% of internet access will be …

Measuring Social Media ROI

Great research backed info graphic expelling the myths of Social network marketing and how we traditionally measure ROI. Good for any marketeer seeking to present a business case for increased spending on Social Platform

Measuring ROI for social media

How can today’s B2B IT marketeer measure the success of social media performance? Mashable’s Dilip Venkatachari believes there are 4 tangible KPI’s Share of Voice Conversations Advocates Product guidance The benefits of social media market obviously site beyond that of a marketing department, so some of the many traditional marketing benefits such as brand awareness …

I’ve joined Google+ now what?

I remember some years ago Google launching Google friend connect. I vaguely remember a few blog sites promoting it but, like many Google ventures, it never really got traction. In May Google announced its ‘retirement’ – pretty much at the same time that Google+ was starting to gain promotion. You’d be forgiven for thinking Google+ …

There‘s no MDF left for channel partners

Marketing Development Funds (MDF) aren’t what they used to be. More VARs in the channel means more competition for the same amount of money. So how can vendors get more from their MDF? And how can channel partners get more for shared marketing funds?