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Comment on Google+: A Primer for Politicians and Political Organizations by Jay Farquhar

Jay Farquhar — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:55:46 +0000

Curt, thanks for compiling a useful primer for our political friends. It will be interesting to see how much Google+ continues to evolve.

Comment on Merc Strategy Group Online Political Ad Wins Web Marketing Association Award by Our Internet Advertising Competition Award trophy arrived in the mail today! | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Wed, 25 May 2011 20:09:06 +0000

[...] Click here to learn more about our award for “Best Political Rich Media Online Ad” in the Web Marketing Associations’s Internet Advertising Competition. [...]

Comment on Online Video: ‘Upending the Political World” by Online Video Continues to Upend Politics | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Online Video Continues to Upend Politics | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:35:12 +0000

[...] we previously posted here and here, the use of online video is “upending the political [...]

Comment on Online video and the art of storytelling by Online Video Continues to Upend Politics | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Online Video Continues to Upend Politics | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 16:34:09 +0000

[...] we previously posted here and here, the use of online video is “upending the political [...]

Comment on How Governor Perry Ignored the ‘Media’ and Won by You're Either Open ... Or You're Not | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

You're Either Open ... Or You're Not | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 02:51:21 +0000

[...] November, we gave Texas Governor Rick Perry kudos for his strategy to totally bypass the mainstream media on his way to a landslide victory in last [...]

Comment on The Town Hall Isn’t Dead, Part II by Web Creating a Society of Introverts? Nope, Just the Opposite. | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:09:31 +0000

[...] course, this tracks with what we wrote here in 2009 — that the Internet isn’t creating a society of introverts, but exactly the [...]

Comment on The New Journalism by Forget the "media". Become your own news source. | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Forget the "media". Become your own news source. | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:46:35 +0000

[...] in 2009, we wrote this post about what we called the “New Journalism.” We wrote: With the New Journalism — [...]

Comment on Online video and the art of storytelling by More video content ideas than you'll ever need (at least for the next year-and-a-half) | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:12:43 +0000

[...] We love video content, and studies show that consumers do, too. [...]

Comment on Sorry, Folks. The Social Webz Isn’t Just For Kids by Older Americans Aren't Online, Right? Wrong, and Here's the Proof. | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:06:19 +0000

[...] is a growing body of evidence that shows older segments of the population are the fastest-growing group of online users. Just [...]

Comment on Simple Online Tactics for Car Dealers (Or Any Retail Business) to Find New Customers and Keep Current Ones Coming Back by Sorry, snail mail follow up doesn't cut it. You missed the sale. | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:19:27 +0000

[...] is a quick follow-up to last week’s post about my car-shopping experience, and how the various dealers we visited could have used basic [...]

Comment on Online video and the art of storytelling by Just how many Americans are watching online video and online video ads? A lot. | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:51:44 +0000

[...] we’ve preached for some time, online video should be one of the primary tools in your communication’s [...]

Comment on Twitter Strategy? Facebook Strategy? No — You Need a Content Strategy by The Content is What Matters | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

The Content is What Matters | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:35:58 +0000

[...] we’ve posted here, here, here and here – it’s not your “Facebook strategy” or “Twitter [...]

Comment on Car buyers, billboards and Facebook ads by Simple Online Tactics for Car Dealers (Or Any Retail Business) to Find New Customers and Keep Current Ones Coming Back | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:21:46 +0000

[...] Please also read our prior post to show how car dealers can use Facebook ads to more cost-effectively target new customers and [...]

Comment on How to Run an Efficient, Winning Campaign (Hint: Online=Victory) by Congratulations, Judge Powers! | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Congratulations, Judge Powers! | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:03:13 +0000

[...] (Click here to read more about the work we did on his campaign). [...]

Comment on ‘Largest Tax Increase Ever’ Campaign by Testimonial: Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Testimonial: Illinois Chamber of Commerce | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:59:36 +0000

[...] Learn about the successful “Largest Tax Increase Ever” campaign we helped manage for the… [...]

Comment on Shutting Down Twitter, Shutting Down Open Government by Online = Open Government | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Online = Open Government | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 02:07:38 +0000

[...] we’ve posted about here before, we are strong proponents of elected officials or government entities using online tools to provide [...]

Comment on Twitter Strategy? Facebook Strategy? No — You Need a Content Strategy by Think Message First — Then Medium | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Think Message First — Then Medium | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:43:56 +0000

[...] the next step is to decide what platform would be most effective for your company or organization. Click here to read our previous post in which we provide specific examples of how some companies and individuals are doing just [...]

Comment on New Survey: The Growing Impact of Online Video by New Survey: The Growing Impact of Online Video | Merc Strategy … | Video Converter

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:09:36 +0000

[...] here: New Survey: The Growing Impact of Online Video | Merc Strategy … This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged getting-the-picture, online-video, picture, [...]

Comment on Online video and the art of storytelling by New Survey: The Growing Impact of Online Video | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

New Survey: The Growing Impact of Online Video | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:30:00 +0000

[...] we’ve posted before, online video is one of the most powerful storytelling tools available to content [...]

Comment on The death of email? Call us skeptical by Dead or Alive? | Merc Strategy Group, LLC

Dead or Alive? | Merc Strategy Group, LLC — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 17:47:25 +0000

[...] week, our company principle, Curt Mercadante posted about Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s prediction about the death of [...]