“Don’t be seduced by opportunistic solutions from the digital world,” RSMB managing director Steve Wilcox warned delegates at the asi 2011 European TV Symposium during the event’s main research session. “What sounds plausible on the surface may fall down in operation.”
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There is another walking, breathing, potential solution to at least some of the problems of the local publishing industry and he is called Sir Ray Tindle. Tindle Newspapers, famously started after the war with Sir Ray’s £300 demob payment, has always seemed particular – one man’s vision.
I always enjoy reading Greg Grimmer’s blogs and last week’s was no exception. His memories of trading (intellectual) blows with Phil Georgiadis at Media 360 a few years ago – about the future of online advertising – felt both nostalgic and curiously contemporary at the same time. There was one paragraph, though, that got me thinking about the whole topic of reach and frequency and its relevance in today’s communications landscape.
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Simon Andrews, founder of the full service mobile agency addictive!, on mobile flash, Siri and futurology…
… admit that he knew there was a culture of illegality in parts of News International but decided to do as little as possible about it. That way leads straight to the dock. The alternative is only marginally less unpleasant – admit to incompetence!
Dr Steve Smith, head of thought leadership at Starcom MediaVest Group, reveals key insights from research in to people’s engagement with brands on Facebook…
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Greg Grimmer concedes that an old debate with Phil Georgiadis may have ended in a score draw…