Erase everything and start over: PVRs, blogs, and Word of mouth: the consumer is now in control

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The scope of the change taking place is so great, we have to question everything, understand how it affects every aspect of marketing communications, and experiment with the new ways of communicating that technology has made possible.
These are electrifying times for consumers of all ages, who are discovering new devices and applications every day – many of them free – that give them anytime/ anywhere access to the media while letting them generate content themselves. These are bewildering – and stimulating – times for those in telecommunications, broadcasting, and communication.

Table des matières

Table des matières
First Cover 1
Acknowledgments 9
Contents 11
Introduction / Internet 15
The freedom of free 16
PVRs: Consumers in control 17
1-Setting the stage: Consumers in control in a digital world 19
Content generation by Internet users 20
You pay, you pick 21
Time, the scarcest commodity 22
What does this mean for advertisers? 23
2-PVRs, or power to consumers / The genesis of the PVR phenomenon 27
PVRs in Canada 28
A survey of our 1,100 employees across Canada 29
How long will PVRs stay bit players? 31
Understanding the PVR phenomenon: It takes time / Yes, solutions do exist 32
What does this mean for advertisers? 34
3-Rethinking marketing, and hence the media 39
The marketing of choice 40
Today’s top advertisers 41
Mega-advertisers at an advantage / The distribution network, a powerful medium…to reach customers 42
What does this mean for advertisers? 43
4-Targeting groups: New technology is forcing us to rethink everything 45
Target group determination: Skipping a step 47
Who are these people aged 50 to 65 that short-sighted marketers ignore? / Why this short-sightedness? 48
The one who has influence or makes decisions is not necessarily the one who pays 49
Determining the media target group is half the job 50
Odds of an ad being seen versus a consumer being engaged 51
What does this mean for advertisers? 52
5-WOM, Buzz & Viral Marketing: Today’s marketing scene 57
The best approach: Turn customers into promoters 64
What does this mean for advertisers? 65
6-Radio: A revolution begins 67
Streaming Internet audio 68
Radio Libre (Astral Media) / Satellite radio 69
Podcasting / What does this mean for advertisers? 70
7-Dailies have to change / Threat no. 1: The online edition / Habits versus generations 71
Threat no. 2: The free dailies 72
A new generation of readers 74
Readers who get information while being entertained 75
The winners and the losers 76
What does this mean for advertisers? 77
8-Digital signage is exploding 79
Digital display and captive consumers versus fixed display and consumers on the go 80
Interactive projection / Fixed signage 81
What does this mean for advertisers? 82
9-Magazines: The right message in the right place 85
In-house magazines 87
Circulation and number of readers per copy / International campaigns and websites 88
What does this mean for advertisers? 89
10-A new approach: Experiential marketing 93
Experiential toolkit 96
What does this mean for advertisers? 97
Conclusion: It’s only the beginning 99
Bibliography 103
Webography 105
Back Cover 108

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