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Social Media Applied to the Traditional Advertising Agency

Dave — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:58:10 +0000

Social Media has been difficult for many traditional advertising agencies to wrap the heads around. The dynamic of the technology tends to get in the way. Don't let the terminology or the technology fool you; social media is one person talking to another - and nothing more...

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Social Media Applied to the Traditional Advertising Agency

Who’s Looking in Our Digital Garbage Cans?

Dave — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 12:22:33 +0000

What if a consumer brand could look into your garbage can, anywhere – anytime? It’s happening everyday online, digitally. Brands are scouring and finding out a lot about us, not just personally, but, very-very personally, don’t you think?

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Who’s Looking in Our Digital Garbage Cans?

Quality in a Disposable Society

Dave — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:38:41 +0000

What is Quality? How do you define Quality? Know a local Pittsburgh business that displays Quality? Let Blackball Online Marketing know and we'll get the word out.

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Quality in a Disposable Society

Proof of Santa’s Existence

Dave — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 19:59:22 +0000

Santa is really getting swamped with cards, letters, emails and text messages wondering if he is OK. He asked that I write a blog post for him to assure all the good little boys and girls that he is.

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Proof of Santa’s Existence

Facebook Brand Buddies… A Love Story

Dennis — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 02:10:04 +0000

Facebook's Brand Buddies is an invitation to the biggest Social Marketing party out there with the ultimate reward for attending and making “friends” with special offers, deals, surprises and exclusives only for you.

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Facebook Brand Buddies… A Love Story

Google Cleans Up Search Results – Way To Go Google

Dave — Sun, 13 May 2012 05:32:38 +0000

Google has begun to really turn up the heat on spammers and those looking to game their algorithm.

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Google Cleans Up Search Results – Way To Go Google

Is Facebook Co-Opting the Advertising Industry?

Dennis — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:44:02 +0000

Facebook’s effect on the advertising industry is almost the equivalent of the culture shock experienced by us a few millennium back when Adam and Eve took a bite out of that piece of fruit they were told not to. I’m only kidding, we all know taking a chomp out of that apple doesn’t even compare [...]

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Is Facebook Co-Opting the Advertising Industry?

Head Smacking Consumer Purchasing Strategy – Do Your Research First

Dave — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:13:29 +0000

As Chief Online Marketing Technologist for our little internet marketing firm I’m aghast at how people want to complain about pricing, quality, and poor customer service after the fact, Do Your Research First.

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Head Smacking Consumer Purchasing Strategy – Do Your Research First

Social Media Synergy – The Working Girl Effect

Dave — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:57:00 +0000

When it comes to business, everything old is new again. It’s the 1950’s advertising over and over with a different and more creative spin supported by the technology which drives it. People haven’t changed that much. If you’ve been paying attention this post is an example itself of “The Working Girl Effect.”

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Social Media Synergy – The Working Girl Effect

The Absurdity of Computer Applications

Dave — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:44:50 +0000

How come we work for the computers, when they should be working for us? The Absurdity of Computer applications has become so common that we are used to the abuse by now...

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The Absurdity of Computer Applications