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Wild Bean Cafe grinds Starbucks in coffee loyalty card wars

Advertising, Brand Marketing 5 feedbacks »
Wild Bean has taken a big leap ahead of Starbucks with the recent launch of their upgraded coffee loyalty scheme. Whilst Starbucks is years behind the New Zealand coffee market having only recently introduced a miserly 10 for 1 coffee card scheme, Wild B… more »

Permission versus Interruption Marketing - What's the difference?

Online Marketing, Advertising, Brand Marketing, Search Engine Optimisation, Search Engine Marketing, Social Networking 4 feedbacks »
Does anyone ever experience these?1) You're watching your favourite TV show, the ads come on, you rush off to make a sandwich.2) You're driving down the motorway, a 3m x 6m billboard plastered with commercial messaging catches your eye and unwanted… more »

The demise of traditional advertising

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It's a generally well accepted dynamic that traditional forms of advertising that us baby boomers and GenX'ers grew up with are steadily becoming less and less effective. It's not surprising considering how many advertising vehicles are on offer and the… more »

Is blogging the ultimate form of opt-in?

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Even without the new anti-spam laws prohibiting the sending of unsolicited emails, communicating on a non-permission basis is not very effective. Besides the legal requirement of obtaining opt-in approval by recipients, opt-in allows you to open a channe… more »