Death of the Invisible Agency

There was a time when, apart from industry awards shows and the occasional book from an advertising or PR industry legend - agencies were largely invisible to consumers.  Marketing agencies created advertisements, managed relationships with the press, and generated campaign strategy on behalf of a client, but remained in the background. 

Anti-Hillary 1984 Video Hits YouTube

With candidates gearing up for the 2008 election season, the role of socially driven content sites such as YouTube begins to take shape. Case in point, one of the hottest videos on YouTube right now is pro-Obama clip featuring a remade version of Apple’s 1984 Super Bowl commercial.

How Might Google Be Ranking Your Blog?

Bill Slawski found a new patent on ranking blog documents that should be of interest to anyone with a blog. As you would expect Bill has given his usual overview of the patent, explaining things and making simple for the rest of us.

Entrepreneurship and Empowerment

Feeling empowered personally is important to everyone. No one wants to think their opinions, ideas, and contributions have little value to their employer. Unfortunately, too many people feel their workplace doesn't provide them with recognition or sufficient opportunities for personal growth. Too many employees sense they lack empowerment on the job.

Priceline, Zagat Survey Partner

Priceline.com has entered into an agreement with Zagat Survey, which will provide exclusive online hotel reviews for priceline customers to access for free. Zagat survey information will cover hotels, restaurants, attractions in the US and some international locations. The Zagat information, along with traveler reviews from priceline customers will feature more than 600 cities and thousands of hotels, restaurants and attractions.