Posts Tagged ‘online marketing’

Advanced Interactive Marketing program at the UW

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

University of Washington - Advanced Interactive Marketing Program

I’ve been on the Advisory Board for a number of marketing programs at the University of Washington for about twelve years.

Here’s an interesting program worth considering if you are in the Seattle area and are interested in Interactive Marketing:

Are you spending more on web marketing yet not getting the results you want? Does your CEO keep asking why you aren’t getting big statistics on your Web site hits? Are you somewhat bewildered by the emerging technology choices out there?

Check out the UW certificate program in Advanced Interactive Marketing. Industry experts have teamed up with UW faculty to provide an in-depth program that addresses these very concerns. The certificate in Advanced Interactive Marketing program will help you to:

  • Create effective online marketing plans
  • Execute effective online marketing campaigns
  • Measure and analyze online marketing performance
  • Communicate effectively about your product or service
  • Assess the effectiveness of existing online marketing campaigns (Web sites, social media, etc.)
  • You are invited to an information session to learn more about this career-enhancing program.

  • Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, 6-7 p.m., UW Educational Outreach, 2445 140th Ave. NE, Suite B-100, Bellevue (map)
  • Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, 6-7 p.m., UW Educational Outreach, 2445 140th Ave. NE, Suite B-100, Bellevue (map)
  • Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008, 12-1 p.m. Online. Sign up to participate (Webinar requires Flash Player)
  • For more information, visit UW online or give them a call at 206-685-8936 or 1-888-469-6499.

    This is a burgeoning area in marketing, and I’m a huge proponent of marketing education.

    If you have even the slightest interest in Interactive Marketing, you owe it to yourself to check it out.

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    Ad guidelines: Do restrictions hamper creativity?

    Thursday, March 13th, 2008

    Woman reading The Responsible Marketing Blog (look ma, no ads)

    Would the Internet be a better place if the following types of online ads were inadmissable?

  • Pop-ups and Pop-unders
  • Ads with non-functioning drop-down menus, radio buttons, and text boxes
  • Ads that contain fraudulent, deceptive or misleading statements or illustrations
  • Attacks of personal nature
  • Advertisements that are overly competitive or that refer abusively to the goods or services of others
  • Offensive to Good Taste – Indecent, vulgar, suggestive or other advertising that may be offensive to good taste
  • Discrimination Advertisements that fail to comply with the express requirements of federal and state laws
  • Investments Advertisements that do not comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations
  • Political advertisements that do not identify the paid sponsor in every frame of the ad will not be accepted
  • Tobacco Advertisements for cigarettes and other tobacco products
  • Occult Pursuits Advertisements for fortune telling, dream interpretations and individual horoscopes except when the emphasis is on amusement rather than serious interpretation
  • Endangered Species Advertisements offering furs or products made from the furs or hides of animals included on government endangered species lists
  • Online Gaming Advertisements promoting online gaming or wagering sites
  • Advertisements that simulate legitimate content
  • I pulled this list from the ad specs PDF for a social networking site. I’ve edited it slightly to remove any references to the company. Can you guess who it might be?

    Need a hint?

    It’s not MySpace.

    Or Facebook.

    You’ve heard of them and there’s a good chance you are a member.

    Before you guess, what do you think of the list? Responsible Marketing or a bunch of control freaks with too much time on their hands?

    Are their guidelines improving usability and helping maintain quality standards, or hampering creativity?

    Let me know what you think by commenting below.

    To learn who it is download the ad specs sheet.