Author Archive: Monica

IAB measurement ambassador quits Mindshare for Market Sentinel

September 2nd, 2010 — Monica

Digital Marketing expert Dhiren Shingadia joins Market Sentinel to accelerate delivery of social analytics services
Today we are pleased to announce that Dhiren Shingadia has joined Market Sentinel as Head of Product Marketing.
The new role is part of Market Sentinel’s strategic approach to becoming a more influential presence in the social analytics space. Shingadia will [...]

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Influencing the influencers is only the beginning

September 1st, 2010 — Monica

“What’s clear, is that in social networks, information is not only democratized, it is deafening. For brands hoping to connect value with demand, rising above the noise is critical, but in order to see the effects of a rising tide, it must have a fleet of boats in the water.” – Brian Solis, briansolis.com
Brian Solis’ [...]

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There is no “best” social media channel

August 25th, 2010 — Monica

People always ask us what the “best” social media channel is for their particular marketing strategy.  If you play it by the numbers, Facebook rocks them all: last January, Compete.com reported that Facebook had over 133 million unique visitors (UVs), compared to YouTube’s 97.7 million and Twitter’s paltry 23.5 million.  How many Facebook fans do [...]

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Why “Antennagate” was never an issue

July 21st, 2010 — Monica

After all the fuss about iPhone 4’s faulty antennas, Apple just announced a 78% increase in profits, thanks in part to the sale of 8.4 million iPhones (a rise of 61% from last year).
This may have beat Wall Street’s estimates, but we weren’t surprised. We’ve been monitoring the iPhone 4 in social media and, [...]

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Skyttle in action: Why Zappos IS Customer Service

April 19th, 2010 — Monica

Zappos is well known for its innovative approach to customer service, particularly on Twitter, where anyone who merely mentions the word “Zappos” can be pretty certain a Zappos employee will respond to their message personally.
We wanted to take a closer look at Zappos’ approach to customer service, so we used Skyttle’s TopicMaker to find the [...]

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