Dark Social: what is it and what it means for your business?

Dark Social has become a major topic among marketing practitioners in the past years. The reason behind this is that marketers are realising that dark social behaviours are increasingly popular among consumers. In this article, we will look at what dark social is, and we’ll share some recommendations on how to leverage on this online behaviour.

Call for participants – Immersive technology in tourism

We are excited to invite you to participate in a ground-breaking study that explores the impact of immersive technologies on the tourism industry. Your valuable insights will contribute to advancements in the field and help shape the future of tourism experiences....

Uncovering online brand communities

Online brand communities (OBCs) have increasingly gathered the attention of marketers as they can generate several positive outcomes for brands. An online brand community is a specialised group of people that gathers in online environments with a shared interest (usually a brand, a brand category, or a particular web page). These online communities become a space where consumers share ideas, feelings and opinions about a product or a brand. In this article, we will examine this phenomenon from an SME perspective as we believe that understanding how these communities work can also be beneficial for small businesses.

Call for participants – UK-based participants over 60s

Aim of the project This project aims to understand to what extent users know active and assistive living (AAL) technologies and their capabilities. AAL technologies refer to devices or systems that help maintain or improve a person’s ability to do things in everyday...

A guide to social influence marketing in online environments

Social influence marketing employs social psychology principles to achieve marketing and business goals. It draws on the fact that as potential customers make a purchasing decision, they are being influenced by various forces. Within the field of social psychology, the concept of ‘social influence’ and its effect on individual behaviour, attitudes and beliefs is widely studied. Social influence has also of interest to marketers as consumer-to-consumer interactions are believed to affect consumer behaviour, attitudes, and feelings towards a product or brand. Trends towards brands being present in online environments, plus the innate human need to anthropomorphise objects to facilitate interactions with non-material objects make brand-consumer interactions within social media subject to similar effects.

What does a sales intelligence analyst do?

Interview with Gianluca Di Chiara - Sales Intelligence Analyst @ Vodafone Italy. Transcript Rodrigo PEREZ VEGA  Thank you, Gianluca for agreeing to take part in the series of interviews where I'm interviewing marketers and digital marketers around the globe that I met...

What is a theory?

You are being asked to make a theoretical contribution and to find theoretical research gaps. This can be a daunting task, especially when you don’t know what can be considered as a theory and what is not. This guide will point you in the right direction. What is a...

Performance marketing: is your agency ticking the right boxes?

Performance marketing in the UAE is like the latest Lamborghini: everybody wants it, many people talk about it, but at the end, it is very rare to see it in action. No matter if we are speaking about Google AdWords or Facebook Advertising, most advertisers are using soft or no metrics when it comes to analysing their campaigns. They are satisfied with “something is happening” but they do not really care whether they are getting some returns on their investment or not.

Call for participants – Improving presentation skills with simulations

Thank you for stopping by! We'd love to work with you to develop your communication skills and help us advance some research. What is this project about? We are researching the use of simulations to train and improve skills. This particular simulation focused on...

Social Media Summit 2016: social influence marketing on the rise

I was invited to give a talk on Facebook fan page engagement at the Social Media Summit in Dubai. This was based on part of the research that I have done for my PhD and some other new research avenues that I am currently investigating. What was interesting from this event, was how much relevance social influence marketing is having among marketing practitioners.

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What does an SEO specialist do?

What does an SEO specialist do?

I interviewed Swapna Anandikar-Mulye about her role as an SEO specialist at The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association. I met Swapna a couple of years ago when she was studying Digital Marketing at Henley Business School. Below a transcript of the interview: Rodrigo...

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What do brand managers do?

What do brand managers do?

As part of my activities as the Program Director for the MSc in Marketing at Henley Business School was to reconnect with some of our Alumni that have graduated from the Program and that now work in different areas of Marketing. The idea was to give current students...

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What is a theory?

What is a theory?

You are being asked to make a theoretical contribution and to find theoretical research gaps. This can be a daunting task, especially when you don’t know what can be considered as a theory and what is not. This guide will point you in the right direction. What is a...

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How to Create a Customer Journey Map

How to Create a Customer Journey Map

According to Salesforce, 80% of senior-ranking marketers state that a cohesive customer journey is absolutely critical for success. These marketers understand how a customer or user journey map can streamline processes and provide customers with a consistent...

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How to make money online?

How to make money online?

If you’re looking to make money online, you need to understand the different revenue models that are available. A revenue model describes the process by which money can be earned. Choosing a revenue model for your online business will help with decisions regarding how many resources to invest in your business.  There are four main revenue models: selling content, selling information, selling advertisement space and selling services

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Dark Social: what is it and what it means for your business?

Dark Social: what is it and what it means for your business?

Dark Social has become a major topic among marketing practitioners in the past years. The reason behind this is that marketers are realising that dark social behaviours are increasingly popular among consumers. In this article, we will look at what dark social is, and we’ll share some recommendations on how to leverage on this online behaviour.

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