In an incredibly welcome bold and adventurous move; Car Magazine have started experimenting with the concept of Augmented Reality! This is excellent news for consumers and even for the ailing offline media industry who have been hit considerably hard by the recent recession. Even though their foray into augmented reality is a small one; it is …
This article really does contemplate a very interesting question about search. Is Search Engine Optimisation (SEO); the concept that an entire industry has been build on, primarily around the awe-inspiring Google; shifting gear and morphing in to Search Optimisation? The hypothesis is quite simple. Where are people spending their time online and more importantly what are they …
By the looks of things; some South African political parties are finally waking up to the digital revolution and are beginning to embrace online marketing and its integration with offline media. From having a functional website, through to using social media like Twitter and Facebook – the times they are changing! Of course as with …
The Integrated Marketing Communications Conference is coming to Johannesburg in June of this year (6 – 7 June, 2011). This is the second time the conference is being held and the first time it is coming to Johannesburg. What’s it all about? The general thrust of the IMCC is to get industry experts to share …
I dove into the world of augmented reality today for the first time; and to tell you the truth I basically only just scratched the surface! First, augmented reality refers to a display in which simulated imagery, graphics, or symbology is superimposed on a view of the surrounding environment. Augmented reality really allows you to …
Landing Page Optimisation and indeed Website Optimisation make up what I believe is the most misunderstood and ignored part of online marketing to date. What is Landing Page Optimisation? It’s the process of ensuring that your specific landing pages convert as many visitors into customers as is possible. Landing Page Optimisation involves taking layouts, colours, …
This is rather a weird thing to say when you look at it at face value. But the metaphor is really actually quite beautiful when you dig a little deeper in to it. When trying to solve a Rubik’s cube, you cannot just look at the move you are about to make in isolation, but …
My usual disclaimer when starting a controversial post. This article is a real rant about the last few communications that I have received from Planet Fitness. I want to illustrate how business operations can greatly affect your marketing campaign and leave you with little control over the backlash is to follow. Setting The Scene Around …
A rather topical issue of late has been branding and ensuring that you are staying on brand and communicating your brand properly. Rather predictably I have a view on this… What is a brand? A brand is a name, sign, symbol, slogan or anything that is used to identify and distinguish a specific product, service, …
This is a topic that I have been toying with writing for a while. The main reason for it is because it touches on a lot of disciplines and needs to – as a website does. The question here is what is a template website and who is it best suited for? Let’s first start …
