I’ve been seeing more and thinking more about the idea of “narrative” as it relates to a brand. The notion is that a brand is perceived over time not by what it says but by what it does. And those acts form a spine of a narrative that invites consumers in to participate. An example [...]
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Narrative As Platform for Brand
The Mythology of Social Influence
Social influence is the opposite of the weather. Unlike the weather, everyone is talking about social influence–and it seems like everyone is doing something about it. Companies are springing up like ragweed everywhere in the “social influence” field. Some, like Radian6, are trying to listen and discern social influence. Klout and Kred are trying [...]
I Had A Dream And It Was All About How To Change Marketing
A dream came to me about a speech to old colleagues. I forgot what I was going to stay and then remembered: We must drive deeper into the product. Brand design = product design. People fall in love with product design, not branding. Branding is the framework and re-enforcement of product design. Let’s think of marketing as a service that provides real value to our customers. Then I woke up.
Social Graphs: What They Are And Why You Should Care
The “Social Graph”—broadly defined– is a network of personal connections. And your online social graph is becoming the focus of social network strategy—by networks themselves, and by marketers trying to reach you and your friends. Why does the Social Graph matter? It’s the basic structure of personal connections you use every day in each social network you belong to. It’s why you join and invite others to connect on a social network. And therefore, exploiting social graphs for marketing and advertising is the fundamental business model challenge that Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn face.
Welcome
I'm Rohn Jay Miller, a strategic consultant and designer who works with clients to engage their customers on the Social Internet.
For the past twenty years I’ve built digital products, services and content for marketing, e-commerce, and social media. I write and speak on management, digital strategy, online influence, design thinking and social networks. And I blog for Social Media Today. I can be reached at rohnjay@rohnjaymiller.com.
AMA & Aquent Webinar: The Fabulous Collision of Search and Social
Social networks and search engines are the two primary ways we seek and browse online for information and personal connections. Google and other search engines have seen huge amounts of traffic growing from social networks and are working frantically to take advantage of this transformation.
These two massive worlds of social networks and search are colliding, and this will change the Internet forever. Click here to watch this Webinar sponsored by the American Marketing Association and Aquent.
Video Worth Watching
Tim Malbon, founding partner at Made by Many in the UK, spoke at an IPA event about Agile and the philosophy of Made by Many. Video courtesy the IPA, originally uploaded by them on Vimeo.
Hans Rosling illuminates the challenges of world poverty with startling infographics:
Douglas Rushkoff of NYU explains why the Internet will destroy our economy--and why that's a good thing:
Nancy Duarte explains how great presentations are built, from Steve jobs introducing the iPhone to Martin Luter King's "I Have A Dream" speech. Brilliant analysis
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