Tag Archives: audience

Augmented Reality

By Jonathan Rouse | Published: March 4, 2010
Have you heard of Haddad’s Theorem? It was discovered in 1906, it states that 80 percent of your profits as a company are derived from 20 percent of your audience, and it’s named after Munir Haddad, a co-worker of mine. How did one of the guiding principles of economic theory get to be named after a man born 65 years after the principle was discovered? Pull up a chair…
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Top 10 Super Bowl players

By Melanie Moser | Published: February 18, 2010
The Saints weren’t the only winners in this year’s Super Bowl XLIV. Even with celebrities like Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, John Travolta, and an additional 74,000 in the stadium, the real audience seemed to be the record-breaking 153.4 million viewers. Every year, the commercials are always strongly anticipated. As marketers, we too, at Direct Partners excitedly await the Super Bowl commercials. Not only do we have our own opinions, but we have some questions too? How do the most liked ads compare with the most viewed ads? How do those compare with the most recalled ads? And how do they compare with our personal favorites?
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Learn CRM through Obscure Poetry Forms

By Jonathan Rouse | Published: December 21, 2009
When I tell people at swanky Hollywood gatherings that I work on glamorous high profile CRM campaigns for the world’s top brands, the universal response I hear is inevitably “oh, I wish I could do that, but I’m sure it’s too complicated for my tiny brain.” To which I say, “nonsense, just because you’re a famous supermodel/crimefighter known only for your looks, I’m sure you’d do just fine.” Then I fix us another drink and we see where the evening goes.
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Setting up a testing environment

By Bill Chirrick | Published: December 17, 2009
First impressions are everything in business. It is crucial that your message is clear and easy to act on. If the first thing your customers see are broken images, links that don't work, or other issues, they are more likely to leave without looking any further.
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