Archive for July, 2009
Who’s afraid of the big, bad meme?
The first time you see it, you don’t think much of it. It’s a video of a cat playing the keyboard. It’s a one-hit wonder from the 80s. It’s David Caruso. You hear the whispering at work, on the bus, in line for groceries. The topic just keeps popping up: a shared joke among the [...]
// read moreSaving Face in Facebook
Facebook has an identity crisis on its hands. When the company opened up fan pages so you could have a customized name (facebook.com/YOURNAMEHERE) a torrent of URL name grabbing took place on a scale not unlike greedy Gold Rush prospectors grabbing land out West in 1849. Now fans could also make their page look even [...]
// read moreGeneral Motors Environmental and Energy Strategy Board
General Motors Environmental and Energy Strategy Board In 2004, Mullen was hired by General Motors’ Energy and Environment Strategy Board (EESB), which is responsible for developing GM’s global energy and environmental strategy. EESB members include senior leaders from Communications, Engineering, Powertrain, Worldwide Facilities/Manufacturing, Public Policy and Legal, and the Research and Development and Planning area. We [...]
// read moreInfluencing the Influencers – An Integrated Campaign to address National Challenges
Department of Defense, Joint Advertising Market Research and Studies (JAMRS) Background and Key Challenge There was a time in America when every family had a veteran in its midst. These men and women, who lived by a code of honor and whose mettle had been tested, emerged knowing that they were capable of far more [...]
// read moreWachovia PR
Background Wachovia Securities Corporate and Investment Banking business was born of the merger of First Union and Wachovia. As part of an overall financial institution including a retail bank, wealth management, and a national brokerage, the corporate and investment banking group has become an emerging leader in the integration of the two sides of corporate [...]
// read moreMassachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism
In 2004 Mullen was awarded the MOTT business and tasked with the following objectives: Make Massachusetts a year-round, leisure travel destination in the minds of travel press and consumers; Position the Commonwealth as a community of open-minded individuals ready to welcome diverse visitors; and help MOTT respond to industry needs and heighten the agency’s profile [...]
// read moreGaming – Are brands missing a big opportunity?
There is still a misperception that gaming is a niche medium that reaches a niche audience. To put it bluntly, nothing could be farther from the truth. Gaming is huge and cuts across all demographics. In fact, Nielsen is now calling this channel the 5th network. The Nielsen data shows that consumers spend around 64 [...]
// read moreBatman, Mayor West and LendingTree
If you watched the morning news shows today you may have heard a familiar voice speaking about “men of ill repute,” “corporate mischief makers,” “a wave of financial tomfoolery” and a “downturn of diabolical proportions.” The voice you heard is Adam West who some of you know as Mayor West on Family Guy and others [...]
// read moreA cultural awakening: the new era of the Yippie
Summer is in the air. It’s a new beginning. And with a sea of tents before you and over 70,000 starry-eyed young adults gathered all around, you’re smack in the middle of the Bonnaroo music festival. It feels like a Gen Y Woodstock and percolating below the hub of excitement a new set of values [...]
// read more5 Steps to Social Measurement Success
There’s a lot of excitement and optimism around social media’s potential for marketers – it’s where some attractive audience segments are starting to amass after all – but, just like any marketing medium, measurement is a critical component to success. Social media measurement is quite immature – just as Web analytics was back in the [...]
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