by Ted Rubin | Aug 8, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
Let’s be clear, in NO way, shape, or form is Jet.com a “rival” of Amazon… it’s like comparing a small market minor league baseball team to the NY Yankees. So let’s hope the media can drop the hyperbole when discussing this acquisition. AND this is also NOT about...
by Ted Rubin | Aug 4, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
Instagram Stories: I have been posting in response to others posts, here’s a quick summary… Very smart move by FB. More tools for creating continent, all sounds good to me. Just make sure to play where your consumers play. I believe Instagram will pull a...
by Ted Rubin | Aug 2, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
A clothing retailer’s ideal customer has a recurring nightmare. They’re in a dressing room with the four-to-six pieces the clerk has allowed, staring at themselves in an unflattering mirror. Not only is the lighting awful (is my skin really that green?), but piece...
by Ted Rubin | Jul 23, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
What does it mean to build a reputation? I’m not talking about brand recognition, or even the quality of the products or services you offer. Those things are important; however, a reputation is something more. It’s the little things…those moments of unprompted...
by Ted Rubin | Jul 21, 2016 | Featured, Marketing, Social Media/Marketing
In 1997 when I joined Seth Godin at Yoyodyne, people were calling the internet new media. But there was nothing really new. It was simply traditional media in a new wrapper — nothing new at all. We are now entering the era of “new media.” Media is now aggregated, not...