A lot has been researched, written and presented in the last few years on this topic. Many research studies point out that by 2020 Asia will have 60% of the world’s millennial population and that is a big reason for any marketer like me to be to be interested in this subject. I have been keenly following the debate on how the Millennial generation is uniquely different in their thinking from Generation X.
Continue readingEvolution of Brands: From campaign engines to storytelling
Brands have been so used to thinking about long duration campaigns, when the consumer is obviously asking for a daily conversational content. To evolve and have a great ‘Content Strategy’ for Social Media, a brand needs to transform themselves to think like a ‘Publisher’. It’s almost like owning a daily newspaper or a news channel and figuring out what will you talk about next. So what is the journey that needs to be taken by a brand to become a great storyteller?
Continue readingCo-Creation: Breaking The Divide Between Brand And Its Audiences
Great brands know that there is a power in leveraging the collective intelligence of its customers and turn their ideas, content and conversations into marketing and business opportunities. Matter of fact in a recent Forbes article, ‘Brand Crowd Sourcing’ has been identified as one of the ‘10 Brand Marketing Trends that will dominate 2013’.
Continue readingThe Futility of manipulating online Influence
I have seen many people falling into the trap of cosmetics of social media like scores, followers, reach etc. but what they don’t realize is that at some point online fame will meet offline reality and it will be tested. Don’t get me wrong I am big believer in metrics and I think all influence measuring companies like Klout, Kred, Peer index are onto something big here. I am definitely not in the camp of tool bashing just because some people manage to manipulate them.
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