Next to Now for Nov 17

What’s the best way to use hashtags on every social network? Facebook is not Twitter is not Instagram is not Snapchat. This Click Z post helps you craft your voice to the social network you use. #social   10 Creative Exercises That Are Better Than Brainstorming Creativity is crucial to advertising (duh). But classic brainstorming […]

Next to Now: Welcoming in Summer with New Targeting, Better Engagement, & Mergers that Matter

TWITTER INTRODUCES EMOJI TARGETING Adweek announces that Twitter is set to allow advertisers to target by emoji. From showing a travel book to users of the airplane emoji to a soccer book to users of the soccer ball emoji, there are endless ways to put this new targeting to work for your title. #twitter #emoji #targeting […]

Next to Now: Building Bridges / Moving Targets

  GEO-FENCING MOVING TARGETS Geo-fencing can be a very effective mobile targeting tool. Now, that targeting option comes to the roving double-decker tourist buses that prowl the streets of major U.S. cities including New York, San Francisco, LA and Chicago. With the strong correlation between travelers and book buyers, targeting tourist buses could be a great […]

Next to Now: The Road Ahead Edition

Does the road ahead look clear or is that just snow blindness from last weekend’s blizzard? This week we read about Facebook’s entry into live streaming, strategic shifts at Quartz, and new ways to target sports and gaming enthusiasts.   FACEBOOK JUMPS IN & PERISCOPE BETTER WATCH OUT Facebook enters the live stream business: “The […]