Branding
As brands become more human through social media, the lines between our professional and personal selves, and between a company’s brand and its employees’ brands are blurring. Business writer Amanda DiSilvestro offers some tips for navigating the… more
The Sparkbeat
Major media outlets around the world – from The Guardian and La Vanguardia in Europe to The Huffington Post and Vanity Fair in the U.S. – have put out e-books this year. Most of these publications are neither repurposed magazine or newspaper… more
Q&A
With brands like Pirates of the Caribbean and Coke on his resumé, Jeff Gomez is one of the world’s leading producers of transmedia entertainment. We caught up with him in San Francisco to talk about branded content, gamification and… more
The Sparkbeat
Next year, YouTube will launch roughly 100 channels in collaboration with entertainment heavyweights like Madonna, Ashton Kutcher and Emmy-nominated producer Anthony Zuiker (CSI). A couple of major production companies are linked to the new online… more
The Content Revolution
The international content community will converge in Cleveland next month for the three-day Content Marketing World event. To get the conversation started, Spafax content director Arjun Basu provokes content people to think beyond the web. more
The Sparkbeat
Earlier this year, Sparksheet columnist Alex Rowland from Alphabird schooled our readers on the differences between branded entertainment and viral videos. Every brand wants its content to go viral, but in the end it comes down to what Alex calls… more
In his last three columns, Gunther Sonnenfeld explored how brands are “co-creating” meaningful experiences with people. This time he explains the connection between branded experiences and brand advocacy.
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Best of the Web
JetBlue and Southwest take aim at their competitors' costly baggage fees, the Magazine Innovation Center considers the future of magazines, and Dom Perignon serves up QR codes a la mode in this… more
Q&A
Bob Garfield is a perfect fit for Sparksheet. For 25 years, he wrote Advertising Age’s AdReview column, where he surveyed the 30-second TV spot. He is the co-host of NPR’s On The Media, and his new book The Chaos… more
Best of the Web
This week we saw some interesting content strategy ideas, cutting edge print 2.0, good (and bad) news out of the airline industry and who can forget the World Cup. Here’s what you need to read… more