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Advertising Age, February 2, 2009 — Who says you can't buy buzz? In the end, the marketer that bought the most ad time ended up reaping the most chatter among the Twitterers, bloggers and online talkers.
Brandweek, October 23, 2008 — According to a new study released by the Keller Fay Group, Coca-Cola is currently the most talked about brand in America. The ranking was drawn from 25,142 consumer conversations conducted between January and August 2008.
Its chief cola rival, Pepsi, came in fourth place, right behind AT&T (2) and Verizon (3). The findings come from Keller Fay Group's TalkTrack analysis, which examines word-of-mouth conversations held both on and offline. This is the first time the data has been broken down as such.
While technology, telecommunications and automotive dominated the top 20, packaged goods and retail companies accounted for 32% of all word-of-mouth conversations.
New York Times, March 14, 2008 — A BEVERAGE marketer known for pouring money into splashy ads in the traditional media is taking an unconventional approach with a new product. The decision by the North American division of Pepsi-Cola, part of PepsiCo, is another sign of the growing use of new media to introduce brands in mainstream categories like packaged goods. Such shifts in media-planning habits by companies like PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Procter & Gamble and Unilever are the reason that spending for ads online is increasing far faster than for any other medium.
MarketingVox, January 28, 2008 — The Washington Post has selected blog aggregator site Outside.in to provide Buzz Maps of DC-area bloggers on WashingtonPost.com, according to the Outside.in blog. A "Buzz Map" (see example) tracks both DC-based bloggers and the places they are discussing in the area. The service also maps the top 10 places mentioned, based on volume in a given week.
New York Times, September 17, 2007 — One Laptop Per Child, an ambitious project to bring computing to the developing world’s children, has considerable momentum. Years of work by engineers and scientists have paid off in a pioneering low-cost machine that is light, rugged and surprisingly versatile. The early reviews have been glowing, and mass production is set to start next month.
Orders, however, are slow. “I have to some degree underestimated the difference between shaking the hand of a head of state and having a check written,” said Nicholas Negroponte, chairman of the nonprofit project. “And yes, it has been a disappointment.”
Marketing Charts, July 18, 2007 — A high level of blog interest, or online buzz, around new product launches is tightly linked to paid media spending, according to a new study by The Nielsen Company that analyzed blog buzz volume, ad spending, purchase intentions and actual product sales for newly launched consumer packaged goods (CPG).
MediaPost Publications, May 18, 2007 — AMERICAN EXPRESS IS INVITING ITS card members (formerly known as holders) to participate in an initiative designed to generate ideas for making positive change in the world and raise money to make it happen. "The Members Project," which launched this month, invites consumers to membersproject.com, where they can submit and rate project ideas, join discussions on message boards and vote to choose one idea that the company will help bring to life with up to $5 million. The promotion ties in with American Express' new brand campaign, "Are You a Cardmember," which highlights the value of being part of the AmEx community.
eMarketer, May 18, 2007 — Nearly half of search marketers placed content on social networking Web sites in February 2007, according to the "iProspect Search Marketer Social Networking Survey" sponsored by iProspect and conducted by JupiterResearch. Respondents said they had "proactively placed content" on MySpace, YouTube, LinkedIn and other social networking sites. Marketers said they placed content on these sites to drive traffic, create brand awareness, sell directly and influence purchasing.
eMarketer, May 17, 2007 — Word-of-mouth (WOM) gets executives to buy, according to the "Driving Word of Mouth Advocacy Among Business Executives: The Experiential Marketing Connection" report, conducted by the Keller Fay Group and sponsored by Jack Morton Worldwide. Half of those surveyed said that WOM would both get them to buy and pass along the word themselves.
Advertising Age, May 14, 2007 — Two gorgeous, crazy girls steal an underwear collection, kidnap a sales manager and lock themselves in a hotel room with their victim for five days. This was Diesel's unconventional approach to marketing its Intimate Collection, but it may well have put the company in the frame for a Cyber Grand Prix at this year's Cannes International Advertising Festival. The Swedish clothing brand caused a stir by staging the stunt and then streaming the whole five-day event at Diesel.com.
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