Relevance: Content Marketing’s 3rd Jewel
It’s likely you’ve heard the axiom “Content is King,” to which many online marketers have amended, “Context is Queen.” In keeping with the monarchy analogy, to these decrees I add “Relevance is Prince.” Here’s why. Content – technically well composed and stylistically appealing – is…
Creative Concepts Shares 11 Ways We Help Our Clients Stand Out on Twitter
If you think writing novels (or blog posts) is hard, try tweeting for a living. In most forms of communication, the audience invites you to spin your story and enchant them over time. Even a 30 second TV commercial gives you half a minute to…
Why Your New Media Strategy Can’t Survive Without Old Media
If anyone can publish a blog, create a video or launch a meme, you’d think that Twitter, Facebook and YouTube would be the empires of the new, with the latest self-made stars forever in control of the cultural conversation. And you’d be wrong. A recent…
Here’s a Social Media Secret from Creative Concepts: Brands Are People Who Need Love Too!
Nothing makes a brand (or that brand’s agency) happier than seeing how much their customers love their products and services. And when that love is shared in public via social media, so much the better — especially because that love is so often eclipsed by…
How New York Fashion Week Can Help YOU Connect with New Audiences
Ouidad, backstage with the curly models of NYC Fashion Week 2011 When your brand is well-known in your field, you have a story worth telling. But how do you find new audiences to share that story with? You find something everyone has in common. For…
Barbie and Ken: Even Their Stale Social Media Feels Like Plastic
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the very first Ken doll, Mattel — the creators of Barbie, Ken and their vast plastic empire — launched a social media campaign to help Ken woo Barbie back. If you didn’t know, the iconic couple broke up a…
The Return of Experts?
Like all things in life, trust is cyclical. Last year, in the shadow of the recession, public trust was amazingly (but predictably) low. But now, according to the results of the annual Edelman Trust Barometer, trust in “people like us” is plummeting while trust in…
Social Media Requires Follow-Through
If you’ve ever hit balls at a driving range, swung a tennis racket or attempted a free throw, you’ve already learned one of the most basic tenets of sports: always follow through. A golf swing doesn’t end when you make contact with the ball; it…
Is Your Entire Social Media Team Working from the Same Playbook?
Let’s say that, until now, you’ve had one small team (or even one single person) be responsible for your company’s entire social media presence. And now that things are going well, you want to expand. Maybe that means involving more people. If so, consider this:…
Do You Know Who Your Customers Really Are?
Who’s looking at your website right now? What are they looking for? Why? If you can’t tell, all your marketing is guesswork. Social media usage may differ among age groups, but everyone from children to seniors has the ability to find and engage your brand…