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Top Digital Marketing Trends of Summer 2016 (Concl): Marketing & the Internet of Things

Iot_internet_of_things_marketingIn the conclusion of our Summer 2016 digital marketing wrap-up on the Jim Blasingame Show, Jim and I talk marketing and the IoT.

You know we're entering new territory when Amazon is rolling out a Dash button for Mentos.

Jim's show focuses on startups and SMBs, so the discussion speaks to trends through that lens.

As things turned out, Jim and I got so engrossed in our conversation, we never got a chance to talk about what is probably the #1 buzz-generating digital marketing news story of the summer: Pokémon GO.

In the end, we decided to save that for another show, and perhaps that's for the better.

Even as word spreads that the game may not have as much GO in it as some thought (and with even Target appropriating its most conspicuous icon these days) the game's larger lessons for marketing in the age of augmented reality may be better absorbed with a little more distance from Pikachu's big moment.

Besides, we don't want it to completely overshadow some of the other major trends from the summer that was. 

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(Approx. 4-min, 19-sec)

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Top Digital Marketing Trends of Summer 2016 (Pt 2): Video, Influencers & Crowdsourced Content

Video_2_illusVideo continues its victory lap in part two of our look at the top digital marketing trends of Summer 2016 on the Jim Blasingame show.

Here, Jim and I talk about how video plays a central role in a number of this summer's big trends, including the acceleration of influencer marketing and crowdsourced content.

The fact is, even with handy new video production tools, it still takes time and effort to create compelling content. So why not get your most avid fans and influencers to do it for you? Here's how a few leading brands are doing it well.

 

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 Approx: 5-min, 16-sec

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Top Digital Marketing Trends of Summer 2016 (Pt 1): Video Reins Victorious

Video_1Forget the Olympics.

In the world of digital marketing, video won more than its share of gold and glory this summer—as did brands that used it well.

In this special end-of-the-season wrap up on the Jim Blasingame Show, we take a look at some of the biggest trends in digital marketing for Summer 2016.

Online video factors in a number of them. Indeed, whether it was down, dirty and (increasingly) live, or a full-blow production, video continued its conquest of the web. Here's why.

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Approx 3-min 30-sec

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The IoT at Retail: A Look at the Store of the Future (Video)

A look at some of the ways retailers are using the IoT to supercharge the in-store experience. You can read a lot more about this topic in my books BRANDING UNBOUND and THE ON-DEMAND BRAND. Just saying.

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'The Simpsons' Spoofs Trump (Plus 10 Times The Show Predicted The Future) (Video)

 

Homer & company have a little fun at the expense of Trump's little hands. Politics has never been so funny (or terrifying). But the show has a long history of predicting the future. Check this out:

 

Let's just hope they were wrong about that whole Trump-gets-elected part, though.

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'Let's Be Evil' Trailer: Tech Gone Bad? (Video)

 

Another day, another dystopian vision for a future, this time from the POV of "Glassholes."

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Pokémon Go—to Switzerland: Funny Promo for Town of Basel Features AR (Minus the 'A')

 

Still loving this hilarious video promoting the town of Basel, which capitalizes on the Pokémon Go craze with a fun stunt. Hey, the game's supposed to get you outside, right? Why not make a vacation out of it. I want to shoot a prank like this just for fun.

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