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  • Visit Denmark for a one-night stand?

    When your country is part of a continent that includes France, Italy, Greece, and Spain, you must face stiff competition for tourist dollars, especially in these challenging economic times. So it stands to reason that you would be under pressure to think of innovative ways to market yourself to travelers. But VisitDenmark, the country’s official tourism agency, got a little too innovative with a recent video campaign. Continue reading

  • The latest offline/online mashups get real

    In the early days of the Internet, businesses with a physical location were referred to as “brick-and-mortar,” while those on the Internet had a “Web presence.” Obviously, that distinction doesn’t hold up anymore, but a recent Google campaign and a new iPhone app got me thinking about the convergence of the online and offline worlds… Continue reading

  • Learning from failure: 4 social media breakdowns

    Social media.

    The phrase should evoke some kind of nervous sweat if you’re one of the legions of marketers looking to boost your Web 2.0 savvy. That’s because there are nearly as many ways to engage an audience online as there are essays, tip lists, and best practices for doing so. Pocket that idea—you… Continue reading

  • After the ad

    Today is my last day at Tendo. I’m taking a job at an ad agency.

    It was a difficult decision to leave Tendo. Not just because the people here are great (they are) and the Tendo work is good (it is), but because I really believe that Tendo is on the cutting edge in terms of… Continue reading