Category Archives: marketing

/ BRANDING: WITH A TWIST

Let’s start with the standard definition of branding: a marketing strategy used to differentiate products in the marketplace. It consists of a name, symbol, term, sign, design or a combination of these to identify the goods and services of a … Continue reading

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/ 12-12-12 Concert: Superstars and Samsung Shined

Last night, the 12-12-12 Concert was a star-studded event with good intentions. Celebrities gave their time to perform (Wall Street Journal), answer phone calls and talk about affected areas of the Tri-States. All proceeds went to the Robin Hood Relief … Continue reading

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/ Crash Course: What Twitter Is and How to Create Shareable Content

Twitter is a free social network that is so simple, yet profound. In the seven years of its existence, Twitter acts as a real-time news source, communication channel, sharing mechanism and trend machine all in one. Twitter can be a … Continue reading

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/ So, did we get your attention?

The recent “Unhate” campaign by Italian clothing company United Colors of Benetton has once again stirred up controversy. Featuring portraits of world leaders in a lip-lock, the ad is supposed to symbolize “an ideal notion of tolerance” and “the most … Continue reading

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/ STC Singapore’s Visit to the Social Media World Forum, Asia

The phenomenon that is social media has taken the marketing industry by storm, with organizations of all sizes, from various geographical regions, and levels of country economic development – standing up to take a firm hard look at the landscape … Continue reading

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/ Key Takeaways From The Brand Finance Forum

STC Singapore recently attended the Brand Finance Forum held in Singapore, that gathers senior marketing and brand professionals from global MNCs and regional brands covering the areas of brand valuation, analytics, strategy and intellectual property. The speaking slots that we … Continue reading

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/ My Kid In The Bazaar

It was Saturday morning, precisely 10am. Despite being a weekend there was a laundry list of domestic work that had to be done. Buying grocery, fruits and vegetables was the first item on my to-do list. Bhoomi, my four year … Continue reading

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/ 5 Tips For Facebook Marketing Newbies

Many companies merely tick the social media box – they create a token Facebook page but miss the enormous business opportunities it can offer. Need some ideas on how to build a following, generate interactions, and increase brand loyalty?  Read … Continue reading

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/ Internet Dating 2.0: Branding of Internet Famo

Within a week after returning from SxSW Interactive, I began to reflect in an attempt to reduce the sensory overload into a digestible subject. On first glance, some of the hot discussions relevant to STC Interactive came to mind, from … Continue reading

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/ at&t&t

No its not a typo. At&t announced this morning they would acquire T-Mobile from Deutsche telekom for 39 Billion dollars. the press release will give you better technical details than me, but i am just wonder how is the brand … Continue reading

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