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Marketing is about standing out. Sometimes. Mostly it’s about translating a message across a medium in a promotional fashion, but what happens when marketing gets in its own way? This is often the...
View ArticleWith a Billion Dollars, Why Can’t Instagram Make a Better Site?
Image from: Rich Kids of Instagram / New Media Rockstars Back in April we wrote about how Facebook’s “mini” purchase of photo-sharing app Instagram might not end well for the San Francisco start-up....
View ArticlePinterest vs. Tumblr: Not Even a Contest
Image from: Gallery / Shutterstock Attention all: we’ve come to the brink, to the edge, to the precipice. Much-adored microblogging platform Tumblr.com is about to be surpassed in unique visitors by...
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There is so much social content out there. Some people say it’s too much, and some people think it’s just the beginning. Writing from the later standpoint, Digiday explained a recent Pew study stating...
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So, in recent news, Facebook released a commercial. What do y’all think? You’ll hear a lot of people talk about mobile these days—about its capabilities, about the benefits and revenue streams behind...
View ArticlePinterest Surpasses Tumblr In Unique Visitors
Image from: Threaded Needle / Shutterstock It’s here. It has finally happened. We all knew it was coming. This is the year 2012, after all. I’m not talking about The Rapture or Ragnarok or the Good...
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Maybe you’ve heard, but the big news this week is that digital darling Pinterest has surpassed longstanding microblogging champion Tumblr in monthly Unique Visitors for the first time! Opinions and...
View ArticleWas the Daily Twist a Slam Dunk for Oreo?
Image from: Oreo / Oreo.com For a brand that has been around for 100 years, Oreo has shaken up their marketing strategy by launching a new social campaign. The Daily Twist campaign introduced a new...
View ArticleLooks Like Facebook Made an Insta-Success
Image from: Instagram Web Profiles / Instagram.com I am no newbie to Instagram. As one of my favorite apps on my iPhone I have been begging Instagram for months now to create a web experience so that...
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Stop the vigils! Stop the eulogies! Email marketing is NOT dead, or so says an MarketingProfs and this stellar infographic. Far from it, actually. In fact, “9 in 10 marketers says email is their...
View ArticleWho’s Winning with Pinterest?
Image from: Trophy / Shutterstock As most marketers know, Pinterest is a fast growing website for browsing and sharing visual content – with a strong focus on shopping. A favorite particularly among...
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Happy New Year from the Compete team! As you’re getting back in the saddle and making plans for the year ahead, take a few minutes and reflect on 2012. Where were your biggest successes? Your biggest...
View Article2013 Super Bowl Pre-Game Analysis
Image from: Superbowl / Shutterstock Each year, the Super Bowl attracts a significant audience that is not limited to any one specific demographic. As a result of its vast reach, it has become a very...
View ArticleFree Super Bowl Buzz–Brands Newsjack the Blackout
Image from: blackout / Shutterstock A number of brands owe their quick-thinking social media teams a raise for “newsjacking” the Super Bowl power outage. When the lights went out, viewers turned their...
View ArticleDonglegate and the Evolving Role of Social Media At Work
Image from: Gender at Work / Shutterstock PyCon, the annual conference for Python developers, was different this year. The event was overshadowed by a heated debate about gender, conduct, and the role...
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Happy weekend marketers! Here’s a round up of the most popular stories Compete shared online this week. Enjoy! PCs are for daytime while tablets come alive at night. Marketingland reported on a new...
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Happy weekend, marketers! Here’s a round up of the most popular digital marketing stories Compete shared in the past week–enjoy! What were your favorite stories online? If we missed something...
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Maybe you’ve heard, but the big news this week is that digital darling Pinterest has surpassed longstanding microblogging champion Tumblr in monthly Unique Visitors for the first time! Opinions and...
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We’ve compiled a list of the most popular digital marketing stories online this week. Enjoy and happy competing, marketers! Buying Tumblr will give #Yahoo an additional 15 billion pageviews a month....
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Here’s a round up of our favorite digital marketing stories from the web this week: How an American Company You’re Too Young to Remember Used Hilarious Marketing to Become a Household Name & Sail...
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