Affinitive’s Social Media Playground

That’s the percentage of retailers who have NO plans to have a Facebook page. ONE. PERCENT. That means that of the retailers surveyed in a survey by the e-tailing Group and PowerReviews in August and September of this year, Facebook will have almost 100% brand penetration, as reported by eMarketer. Other interesting insights  from the [...]

“Social Media” are the two hottest buzz words on the block in the big, wide world of marketing.  Diving into the various social marketing platforms – such as Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr (or another blogging platform although I have all my pesos on Tumblr reigning supreme), and the hottest little platform on the list, Twitter, is [...]

I know I shouldn’t be, but I’m still a little amazed when I see the elderly chatting away on cell phones. It’s somewhat of a stark contrast for me because I remember seeing my grandmother’s rotary phone as a child and now I see her answering calls on her cell phone instead. And no, I’m [...]

1/31/09: Your Weekly Address from White House on Vimeo. In thinking about ways in this new year that I could better contribute to Affinitive’s blog, I got inspired by the blog over at everyone’s favorite minimalistic housewares company, SimpleHuman. Their blog has become a must-read for me, not because they dish out the inside scoop [...]

All those “your mom” jokes just got serious. AdAge recently reported Procter & Gamble Co.’s plans to pamper top “mommy bloggers” in an effort to tap into the online influencers and inform them of Pampers diaper products. The company may bring in as many as 15 top bloggers in this category to their Cincinnati headquarters for all-expense-paid trips not to buy their loyalty, but instead let these bloggers get to know what the company is about which will hopefully bring a positive light to their product.