The population of social network Facebook now exceeds all countries apart from China and India, yet the vast majority of Facebook groups fail to amass a following of more than one thousand. With social media fast becoming part of mainstream marketing, New Media Knowledge sought to find out exactly how companies could benefit from Facebook groups.
moreVirgin Money, a financial service company which is part of the Virgin Group, was launched in 1995 using a call centre to field customer enquiries. In 2000, as adoption of the internet gathered momentum, Virgin Money spotted the potential of using a website to provide potential customers with information and the ability to order products, and so virginmoney.com was launched. Over the past two years, Virgin Money has made a strategic push to move its customer base away from telephony and onto its website, where it is able to communicate its product range and brand more effectively.
moreLink building is essential to the performance of websites. Links have been described as the ‘online currency’ due to the importance of incoming links to search engine optimisation. New Media Knowledge caught up with one of the UK’s leading lights in search marketing to learn how companies can effectively build links.
moreAt the Mobile World Congress, the UK broadcaster unveiled plans to launch several new mobile applications, showcasing its news, sport, and TV content. The BBC News app will arrive first, with the iPhone version leading the way in April.
moreInteresting article on The Economist
moreBenjamin Dyer, director of product development at ecommerce supplier Actinic, reflects on the reality of that most elusive of future technologies: mobile commerce. more
With the unveiling of Rightmove’s iPhone app, Sarah Beeny’s new website and the launch of a semantic search site, Gartoo, the competitive UK online property market is hotting up. New Media Knowledge went prospecting for answers on where it’s heading. more
The rapid rise in smart phone adoption has led to an increase in location-based digital services, which could provide massive opportunities, especially on the High Street. Phil Eames is CEO of iome,a British firm which is helping develop this fast-growing market. Here he speaks to NMK about the potential for location-based digital services. more
Mobile TV and exploiting the opportunity. What does convergence mean for the creativity of branded content projects?
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