Center for Media Research: Internet is Now Dominant Media in People’s Lives

According to a recent report by The Media Audit, in the past three years, the average U.S. adult has nearly doubled their daily use of the Internet as the average U.S. adult spent 2.1 hours per day online in 2006, compared to 3.8 hours in 2008, an 81% increase over three years.
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Post Recession: The Shift to Grass Roots Marketing

We’ve all known it for a while, but now a study by the Association of National Advertisers clarifies the point: as the country slowly claws its way out of recession, marketing budgets will be primarily focused on high-ROI efforts including Social Media, Public Relations, grass roots word-of-mouth campaigns and direct customer education, rather than traditional [...]

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New PR: Become Your Own Publisher

I was interviewed a few days ago by a reporter writing a story on “How to Connect With Gen Y.” She writes for a trade magazine, and was basically looking for tips on how small and mid sized companies can connect with younger buyers.
Over the course of the conversation two things occurred to me. [...]

Twitter, Social Media & Korean BBQ

This is a story about Burritos with Korean flair, Twitter, and how the “social media crazy” traditional press loves both.
I was born and raised in L.A. There are many terrible things about living in the City of Angels: earth quakes, exclusionary property values, paparazzi, terrible drivers, etc. There are also some excellent benefits. Namely, restaurants [...]