Q&A
Blogger, professor and What Would Good Do? author Jeff Jarvis is America’s shrewdest media iconoclast. In an interview for Sparksheet, media scholar Valérie Bélair-Gagnon asked him what Google would do with its own airline or magazine… more
Best of the Web
As a new feature here at Sparksheet, we present to you Vol. 1 of our bi-weekly roundup, where we curate the Web's best content, media and travel marketing links. more
Transmedia
With more and more people watching TV on the Internet, reading magazines on their e-reader and playing games on their smart phone, the terms “old media” and “new media” are becoming meaningless. Jacqueline Parker reports on how smart brands… more
Q&A
Crass, campy and politically incorrect, Pam Ann (aka Caroline Reid) is the world’s funniest fake flight attendant. We saw her perform in New York City recently where she won over a crowd of airline aficionados with her smart, tongue-in-cheek… more
Travel
Online travel agents like Expedia and Orbitz are drawing customers away from slickly branded airline, hotel and rental car websites. But does it really matter? Travel marketing expert Beth Freedman reminds brands that “a booking is a… more
In this month’s Engagement Checkup, we give ear to airline podcasts and find most carriers tuned out to this most intimate and mobile medium. Why aren’t more brands speaking directly to their customers? more
Special
As you know, Sparksheet is all about engagement. We’ve filled plenty of pixels preaching about the importance of meeting customers, passengers, or readers in their medium of choice. So with the growing reach of e-readers and tablet devices, it only… more
Virgin head Sir Richard Branson spoke at McGill University in Montreal Tuesday night, and Sparksheet was on the scene to live-tweet the event. Although the talk focused on leadership and growth, Sir Richard had some interesting things to say about… more
Officially, the way for brands to earn the spotlight at the upcoming 2010 Olympic Winter Games is sponsorship. But some brands are finding creative ways to position themselves near the aura of the rings. Local Sparksheet columnist Charlene Rooke… more
Q&A
As executive producer of MTV’s Valemont, Sony’s Woke Up Dead, and other branded transmedia projects, Brent Friedman obliterates the line between broadcast and interactive media. In a special interview for Sparksheet, content… more