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21. The enduring power of storytelling
Despite shrinking attention spans, storytelling remains a powerful way to get your message across. We speak with corporate communications coach Arabella McPherson about how telling a story helps you get straight through to the emotional part of someone’s brain, so your communication is NOT clear as mud! Interview links Arabella McPherson at Resonate Communications Arabella…
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Movie stars, ad tech, algorithms and politicians all behaving badly
In which we discuss Hollywood affairs, a promising development in the fight against ad tech, a triggering stumble from KFC and – surprise, surprise – lying politicians. And who knew Ray was a punk rock aficionado? The Good, The Bad and The Hilarious links Olivia Wilde: Don’t Worry, Darling Don’t Worry Darling controversies don’t stop…
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Episode 10 – Pre-loved clothing, energy efficient TV ads and the most annoying thing about reality TV
In which we muse about how killing advertising could save the planet – if Meta doesn’t do it first! Meanwhile, Ray bangs on about why reality TV gives him the s***s to expert Graeme Turner – and no, it’s not pre-loved influencer togs. Interview links See Episode 3 for Graeme Turner interview links Love on…
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Spotlight on Nick
As part of our “Spotlight On” series, this week we interviewed Nick Kavo, a current MQ Bachelor of Marketing and Media student. Nick began studying at Macquarie in 2014 and is set to graduate at the end of 2018. During his time at Macquarie Nick has acquired marketing and media experience both inside and outside…
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The case for evidence-based marketing
(This article, originally published online in 2010, is excerpted from Ray’s recent book Digital Disruption & Transformation: Lessons from History) One of the big buzz phrases in healthcare these days is “evidence-based medicine”. In a nutshell, it means relying on a combination of the best research evidence along with the experience doctors have treating patients as…
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Spotlight on… Oliver Hannon
2016 BMktgMedia graduate Oliver Hannon talks about winning a Playstation, staying competitive in the marketplace, and going back to school.
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From the archives: The link between personal and corporate branding
(This article, originally published online in 2009, is excerpted from Ray’s recent book Digital Disruption & Transformation: Lessons from History) As the name implies, social media is about people – not just your customers, but also you and your colleagues. As such, it’s as much a personal branding tool as a corporate branding one. When you…
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Crowdsourcing logo feedback!
Time for a new logo for Welling Digital. Below are some options – please comment and let me know which one you like best! Option A Option B Option C Option D Option E Option F & Option G Option H Option I Option J NB: I might drop colour into any of these so…
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From the archives: More than just a disruption
(This article, originally published online in 2009, is excerpted from Ray’s recent book Digital Disruption & Transformation: Lessons from History) People have been chronicling the disruptive influence of the digital media on traditional media and advertising ever since the World Wide Web first appeared. But no one has articulated the effect so comprehensively or so bluntly…
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Spotlight on Katelyn
Wanna know more about MQ’s Marketing and Media degree and where ex-students are now? Well, we are so happy to bring to you the next inspiring alumni in our “Spotlight On” series. Katelyn* is an MQ graduate, having completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing and Media in 2017. During her time at MQ, she acquired…