Oprah vs. Nielsen

Oprah Winfrey made analytics news recently when she tweeted her fans to encourage those with a Nielsen box to tune into her OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network). Those boxes are used to measure viewership, but such encouragement is a strict Nielsen … Continue reading

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Friend Your Lighter? Social Media Dos & Don’ts

We had the feeling social media may have reached some sort of tipping point when we saw the new Facebook lighters on the counter of our favorite local drug store. We half expected them to have an embedded app that … Continue reading

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To Mobile App or To Mobile Web?

That is the question increasingly faced by digital marketers seeking to connect to the 114 million U.S. consumers who will access the Mobile Web this year. Research  suggests that the answer is (like so many other things in digital media), … Continue reading

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