Posted in Fuel for Thought

Augmented Reality is an amazing tool for brands targeting Moms via social media

Technology just keeps evolving. The buzz of late has been centered around augmented reality. Brands like Home Depot, Ikea, Hallmark and Samsung are creating useful and imaginative tools using Augmented Reality or AR. And Moms are going to love them because they are not just...
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Friending for the Future

I was recently given my first Poken, a trendy little vampire. Haven’t heard of Poken? The über-cute business card, modernized to meet current social networking needs. My favorite new tool swaps contact information by simply touching the four-fingered sensor with another Poken. The tiny device...
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Posted in Insights, Mom~Entum

Facebook Moms Are Marketing-Savvy

Three-quarters are fans of a brand

Marketers going after moms on social networks such as Facebook know by now that users rarely embrace ads in environments where they are focused on socializing with friends.

Data from lucid marketing and Lisa Finn shows that most mom Facebook users...
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Posted in Friending...

Big Fuel Lanches Youtube Channel with New Original Series: “Friending”

Friends, Colleagues, Partners,

To officially kick off the launch of our YouTube Channel, “Content to Commerce,” today we are launching a new series of webisodes called, “Friending…”.

“Friending” a BIG FUEL original series in partnership with DM2, brings you insights from today’s marketing, advertising and entertainment leaders...
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Posted in Insights, Mom~Entum

Engaging Moms through social media takes listening AND responding.

The beginning stage of uncovering an engagement point for connecting and engaging with your audience through social media all starts with listening. How well do you LISTEN? What is Mom talking about? What is she thinking about at 6am? But LISTENING is only half the...
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Posted in Mom~Entum, Resource

What brands should know about Mommy bloggers

What brands should know about Mommy bloggers

Mom bloggers are often women with advanced degrees in many cases. Most are not hustlers using the web for a quick buck. They are Moms who care and have high ethics and standards.

They are worry warts, control freaks, party...
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Engagement on Social Networks Top Priority for Marketers

According to an article on eMarketer…”Earned media spending to see biggest increase”

Though not immune to the recession, digital marketing rode out the downturn, and marketers worldwide are bullish about the space’s prospects in 2010, according to research from the Society of Digital Agencies (SoDA).

The “2010...
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Posted in Got ROI?

The “Life Stages” of Social Media ROI

As marketers, we’re often asked to evaluate ROI on a campaign against agreed on KPIs. Some clients focus on impressions delivered against a specific target while other clients are interested in branded engagements from a larger audience.  Both are important and are defined with the...
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Big Fuel’s, “66 Fuelisms”: What to do and what not to do in Social Media Marketing

In honor of Social Media Week, which kicks off today and goes through Friday, Big Fuel has put together our list of what to do and what not to do in social media marketing. We’ve titled our tips and tricks, “Fuelisms”. We hope you enjoy all...
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Posted in Got ROI?

Social Media Budgets and ROI: The Ongoing Struggle

As a finance director, I know money. I know budgets. I know allocations. I know how to tighten the belt during a tough economy. I know how to keep the kids in line when the economy picks up and the money comes back in. (Kidding,...
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Posted in Insights, Mom~Entum

Apple iPad–Another social media tool for brands looking to market to moms.

I’ve watched the demo video and it looks fabulous. And I can’t wait to get to see the new Apple IPad in person. In the meantime, Jamie Dunham, has written a terrific article on all the ways Moms will love the new Apple iPad.

Marketing to...
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