Simon Wakeman - marketing, public relations and digital communications

Quote of the day

Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at 6:59 am

Quote of the day from Gavin Hilton (Planning Director, WWAV Rapp Collins)

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Categories: Branding, Customer experience, Direct marketing, Marketing, Public relations, Social media, Web strategy

Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 8 June 2007

Saturday, June 9th, 2007 at 10:14 pm

A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.

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Categories: Business development, Customer experience, Direct marketing, Email marketing, Marketing, Podcasting, Public relations, Sales, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Web strategy

Chewing the new PR fat once again

Wednesday, June 6th, 2007 at 9:34 pm

I spent yesterday up in London at a Delivering the New PR conference once again.

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Categories: Blogging, Events, Marketing, Online video, Podcasting, Public relations, RSS, Social media, Twitter, Video podcasting, Web strategy

What do you do when it rains?

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 at 11:38 pm

A miserable bank holiday weekend led to a big jump in online shopping.

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Categories: Blogging, Marketing, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy

Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 25 May 2007

Monday, May 28th, 2007 at 9:22 pm

A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.

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Categories: Advertising, Blogging, Customer experience, Direct marketing, Marketing, News, Online video, Podcasting, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy

Does newscounter’s right to reply really help communicators?

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 at 8:53 pm

Newscounter is a new UK-based website that aims to offer a right to reply on controversial or one-sided stories in the media.

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Categories: Public relations, Web strategy

Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 4 May 2007

Saturday, May 5th, 2007 at 7:43 am

A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.

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Categories: Regulations and laws, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy

Marketing with interactive media

Tuesday, May 1st, 2007 at 6:28 am

If you’re looking for a comprehensive overview of the digital marketing space, then a good place to start is a new report from GroupM.

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Categories: Blogging, Branding, Direct marketing, Email marketing, Marketing, Public relations, RSS, Social media, Video podcasting, Web strategy

Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 20 April 2007

Friday, April 20th, 2007 at 10:41 pm

A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.

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Categories: Advertising, Blogging, Branding, Marketing, Online video, Public relations, Search engine optimisation, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis

Statistics, research and analysis round-up - w/e 13 April 2007

Friday, April 13th, 2007 at 7:11 pm

A round-up of statistics, analysis and research that I spotted this week.

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Categories: Marketing, Public relations, Social media, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy

Public relations versus search marketing - the future of PR in an online world

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 at 9:32 pm

The latest white paper from Daryl Willcox makes interesting reading for public relations professionals.

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Categories: Marketing, Public relations, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy

The difference between websites and blogs

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007 at 9:16 pm

I did a phone interview with French company Skema this afternoon about blogging. One question I was asked was about the differences between a website and a blog for large corporations.

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Categories: Blogging, Social media, Web strategy

Better desktop research

Monday, April 2nd, 2007 at 9:03 pm

Google’s not the only search tool worth using for desktop research. Discover new search engines and techniques to improve your research.

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Categories: Marketing, Public relations, Statistics, research and analysis, Web strategy

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I blog about marketing, PR and communications, with a focus on new media and how technology can help organisations communicate more effectively.

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