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SEO for Corporations: CMOs Must See The Light

Chief Marketing Officers from around the world: This article is a call to action, a fire under your tookus, a light at the end of the marketing tunnel. Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is now too big to ignore, and the unconventional has become conventional. It’s up to you, the leader of the pack, to get your team in gear and prepare for the future.

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Walmart Black Friday 2010 Ads Go Viral, Top Google Trends

Walmart has made a big marketing move that I foresee continuing in the future: They’ve decided to release their much anticipated Black Friday 2010 ad online, which is truly a milestone in my eyes. Instead of waiting till November 21st, the planned release date, Walmart has taken a dive into Social Media and published the circular on their official Facebook page.

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Cost of Social Media Marketing Consultants – Inflated or Not?

Companies throughout the world are warming up to Social Media Marketing (SMM) and trying to find ways to promote their brand(s) via social channels. Some have success while others unfortunately fail. Those who couldn’t make the leap, or companies looking to further their social fame, are forced to seek out social media consultants to get the job done. But the question is: Are the costs of Social Media consultants inflated or realistic?

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Ally Bank ‘Interview’ Commercial: Now This is Funny

Ally Bank has made my day with another hilarious commercial that truly takes banking to a whole new level. Funny, sly, fantastic. Kudos guys/gals — mucho kudos! The new commercial titled “interview” shows Mr. Peter being interviewed for a job when the conversation takes an unexpected, quite hilarious turn. The commercial goes as follows:

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Social Media CRM: Digital Handshaking’s Here to Stay

Over the past few years, CRM has taken a sharp turn to online mediums and businesses throughout the world are warming up to the idea of communicating with past, current and potential customers via social websites including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare and others. It’s a new phenomenon that’s here to stay.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Commercial — I’m Loving It

I recently saw a commercial (online) for the new “Call of Duty: Black Ops” game and, as an advertising executive, I have to admit that I’m very impressed. The stereotypical video game commercial displaying snapshots of gameplay, which has become old however new the game may be, has been replaced with real, regular old folks.

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