Posted on 8 May, 2009 by Philip Buxton
Extract: Agency folk were given the graveyard spots in the schedule – most spoke in the last or penultimate session of the day. And – save where they had Google, mobile or social media in the session title – they were the least well attended. But, they were all worth waiting for and, for those [...]
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Posted on 25 February, 2009 by Philip Buxton
Extract: “If there’s one major hope for mobile as an ad channel during the recession, it’s mobile search. But the signs there so far are not particularly encouraging.” Full post here
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Posted on 11 February, 2009 by Philip Buxton
Extract: “The joy – if joy is the right word – of last night’s panel session, which I chaired for Chinwag Live on the topic of ‘Advertising woes’, was that it was a first opportunity to hear what the actual effects of our long-awaited slump have been on the digital sector so far and therefore how 2009 [...]
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Posted on 3 January, 2009 by Philip Buxton
Extract: “1. Get into shape For digital, that means redundancies. No digital media owner, agency or advertiser, particularly if they have US paymasters, is likely to end the year with more staff than it started. But, it’s an opportunity for those businesses to assess the parts of their business that deliver real value. The worry is [...]
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Posted on 17 December, 2008 by Philip Buxton
Extract: “Everyone claims to have unique talent, to be ‘leading’, to have great clients, and real expertise. Technology, fortunately, can’t be faked, demonstrates genuine investment and expertise, and really can be proprietary and unique. So, which agency has developed/is developing their own technology to support their new approach?” Full post here
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Posted on 16 October, 2008 by Philip Buxton
Extract: “Now, nicking ideas is not a rare occurrence in adland – particularly now that the ‘viral’ effect lands loads of them on creatives’ PCs on a regular basis – and if iPint was nicked then it’s the latest in a long line. But the mistake will have been to have messed with application developers.” [...]
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