Archive for July, 2010
Social media as a tool for economic growth
The Mullen Cafe′ was alive with activity this week as Boston Mayor Tom Menino, the Boston World Partnerships (BWP) Connectors, Boston area press and numerous other “influencers” gathered to hear BWP announce new funding partnerships and results from its first 18-months of activity. BWP is an innovative economic development initiative using the power of social [...]
// read moreSave the cookies! Online privacy lunacy ensues…
I watched a Fox 25 Boston news report the other night about the “dangerous threat” that behavioral targeting is posing to consumers. I wasn’t shocked that the report positioned anonymous data being collected by digital cookies as villainous. But, I was frustrated because I know first-hand how much the consumer benefits outweigh any perceived threat. [...]
// read moreWhat the Funnel…?
Enough already with the arguments about the death of the so-called Purchase Funnel and its relevance or not, for the digital age. Because maybe the real issue is not whether the funnel is obsolete – but that agencies and marketers have been looking at the funnel the wrong way? So, take a deep breath. Take [...]
// read moreI can talk like a penguin
What do you get when you put a diva, a troublemaker and a player under the same roof? That’s the question we tried to answer with a new campaign for the penguin exhibit at the New England Aquarium. After speaking with the Aquarium’s team of aquarists and trainers, we discovered that these little, feathery birds [...]
// read moreHow JetBlue became one of the hottest brands in America
Cool story in Ad Age today about Mullen client JetBlue. It’s a Q&A between reporter Rupal Parekh and JetBlue marketing chief Marty St. George. In a wide-ranging dialogue, they cover the selection of Mullen as JetBlue’s agency-of-record, the effect of consolidation on the airline industry, the future of loyalty marketing programs and the use of [...]
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