Pioneers of Digital: Success Stories from Leaders in Advertising, Marketing, Search and Social Media - Brossura

Carson, Mel

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0749466049 ISBN 13: 9780749466046

Casa editrice: Kogan Page, 2012

Riassunto

Pioneers of Digital showcases the stories behind key people who have fundamentally influenced the way advertising, marketing, search and social media have evolved during the internet era.

Springer and Carson have tracked down and documented behind-the-scenes insight, decisions and opinions that inspired digital phenomena such as Virtual Reality, Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign, Obama's 2008 presidential campaign, celebrity take-up of Twitter and Artists Without a Label, a free digital music distribution service for independent artists.

The 20 digital entrepreneurs profiled span the globe; some performed their ground-breaking work in environments like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Victors & Spoils, OgilvyOne, R/GA, AKQA, Sapient Nitro and Apple, while others performed digital miracles all on their own. Together these stories expose the secrets of success from pioneers that everyone can learn from. Packed full of unique insight, Pioneers of Digital provides advice and inspiration for readers interested in twenty-first century commercial online thinking. More at www.PioneersOfDigital.com

The pioneers:

Thomas Gensemer MyBO and Obama's 2008 Presidential Campaign

June Cohen Hotwired and TED.com

Denzyl Feigelson iTunes Advisor and Artists Without A Label

Vanessa Fox Google and Nine By Blue

Gurbaksh Chahal ClickAgents and BlueLithium

Jaron Lanier Virtual reality and Microsoft Research

Angel Chen OgilvyOne China

John Winsor Victors & Spoils

Danny Sullivan Search Engine Land

Alex Bogusky, Bob Cianfrone Burger King's Subservient Chicken

Avinash Kaushik Digital marketing evangelist, Google

Carolyn Everson MTV Networks and Facebook

Malcolm Poynton Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

Qi Lu Yahoo!, Microsoft and Bing

Ajaz Ahmed AKQA

Martha Lane Fox Lastminute.com and the UK government's digital champion

Kyle MacDonald One Red Paperclip

Jess Greenwood Contagious Magazine and R/GA

Zhang Minhui Sohu.com.cn

Stephen Fry

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Recensione:

"These very insightful stories are perfect for those fascinated by the history of digital." (Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP)

"If you embrace new media and the spell it has cast over advertising and the world in general, this may be your lucky day...These concise profiles makes for quick reading, with useful 'sound bytes' at the end of each chapter...Readers will feel like kids in a digital candy shop." (Publishers Weekly)

"The 20 tech stars [Spring and Carson] feature in the book emphasize simplicity - solving everyday problems with easy-to-grasp solutions." (Investor's Business Daily)

"Pioneers of Digital makes for compelling reading about fascinating innovators. Their curiosity, passion, drive and enthusiasm for using technology in creative ways to help people connect and interact is both contagious and inspirational." (USA Today)

"Springer and Carson have done a commendable job of collecting diverse examples representing a wide array of fascinating applications while drawing general conclusions about digital innovation. "Our aim with this book is to inspire," write the authors. Most readers will find Pioneers of Digital does exactly that." (ForeWord Reviews)

"Readers interested in social media or seeking interesting business people for professional inspiration will be more that satisfied. Ultimately read Pioneers of Digital to know what it takes to truly stand out in your field." (SmallBizTrends)

"The book provides an interesting series of anecdotes focusing on excellent work and success stories along with the lessons that can be learned to have an impact on the digital industry and the wider world." (Contagious Magazine)

"...an excellent book to dip into and pick up lessons and inspiration from some of the greatest digital marketeers the world has to offer. It's also beautifully laid out, features neat summaries and handy hints to take away from each profile [...] an excellent reference tool and an encyclopaedia of tech know-how." (Elite Business Magazine)

"...explains many secrets of the digital sphere that even the newest marketer can understand and apply [...] It incorporates a fantastic breakdown of the digital sphere which is important to understand the marketing success seen in the case studies [...] a book which you should not be without when new campaigns are being coined. The right path to reach your audience is out there and this book will help you get there faster than before. (5* review)" (B2B Marketing Magazine)

"An inspiring read, and a good introduction to digital approaches and the broader digital market landscape." (Ninder Takhar, Head of Marketing North East Asia, BT Global Services - The Marketing Society)

Descrizione del libro:

Interviews with the leading innovators in the digital space, and including some of the world's top brands from Apple to Coca-Cola

Truly global in coverage, providing examples of pioneering digital business from the UK. US, China, Middle East, India and Europe

Provides the stories behind some of the world's best known digital innovation, with examples from the fields of design, gaming, music, journalism, branding, search and social networking

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• Editore: Kogan Page
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0749466049
• ISBN 13: 9780749466046
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 232