DIGITAL ADVERTISING

by Sam Hunter Copywriter Keep big ideas big

Sometimes we need to take a step back, remove all the bells and whistles and shift our focus to the nurturing and growing of great, simple ideas. It's time to get back to the basics of creativity.

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by Gordon McNenney Content and Communications Director Has the iPhone just had its 1984 moment?

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by Damian Atwill Interactive Team Lead The new infomercial

A look into how the humble TV is changing and what opportunities on demand video offers for Brands.

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by Gordon McNenney Content and Communications Director Learning from 10 oranges and a kiwi

You can learn something about UX from a plate of fruit in an office kitchen on a Friday afternoon.

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by Phil Whitehouse General Manager, Sydney Promises made, promises kept

Provision of digital services shouldn't be treated as a sub-set of the marketing mix. To maintain relevance, companies need to make sure these services are considered at the strategic level first.

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by Gordon McNenney Content and Communications Director Beyond the digital spending gap

How should marketers react to the gap between media time spent vs. media spending in digital channels? Now that brands are publishers as well as advertisers, I think it's time for marketers to think differently about what media spending means.

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by Gordon McNenney Content and Communications Director 2012 digital prediction wishlist

The lighthearted “All I Want for Christmas” post is almost as much of a year-end blog tradition as a list of ponderous predictions for the year in digital ahead. So to save everyone time, I thought I’d combine the two.

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by Brian Vella Managing Director 100% customer focus

In recent months, there's been a lot of talk about the 10% advantage of overseas online retailers who aren't collecting GST from Australian buyers. But to succeed over the long term, Australian retailers need to become more customer focused.

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by Ben Barone-Nugent Copywriter UX with someone I love

Words and the design interact to create experiences. The writer and art director (or art and copy) are greater than the sum of their parts. They are Lennon and McCartney, Han and Chewy, Gin and Vermouth. Sadly, this model isn’t common in the world of UX design. Writers are usually brought in later in the process.

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by Gordon McNenney Content and Communications Director Subject matters

Companies like Amazon.com take a very scientific approach to email marketing subject lines. Here are five ways Amazon optimises subject lines to keep readers curious and engaged.

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by Tim Devine Creative Technologist Everyone & everything around you is a link

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by Gordon McNenney Content and Communications Director David Ogilvy: customer experience expert

On June 23, Ogilvy agencies worldwide are celebrating the 100th anniversary of David Ogilvy’s birth, so we’ve been thinking about his life and legacy. I think he's the original CX guru. For Ogilvy, customer insight was just as essential to memorable, effective advertising as it is to building great websites.

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by Tim Devine Creative Technologist Digital signage: the bigger picture

Digital signage is poised to mature beyond simply replacing print with moving image via the traditional broadcast model. It is set to be included in the evolution of all media: social, gaming, retail, personal, locative and most importantly > TRANSACTIVE.

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by David Trewern Chairman Making friends in the digital age

A manifesto for brand enlightenment

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by Gordon McNenney Content and Communications Director Find something new in search

As in any marketplace, healthy competition should be encouraged in web search. Here are some alternatives to Google and Bing worth giving a go.

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