Horror stories from agency clients

March 2, 2012 issue Forward this newsletter  |   Subscribe  |   View online   Horror stories from agency clients By Lucia Davis Read about agencies behaving badly, from consistently ignoring client needs to not even knowing what their brand partners do. 4 ways to bring discipline to social media By Rob Key Brands creating an ocean of social noise without regard to content value are counteracting their efforts. Here are tips to clean up your social campaign and truly engage the consumer. Industry Update: What you missed this week C3 Metrics hires new advisor for TV, Legolas Media adds six more data providers, and Spruce Media announces new COO. 2 brands thriving in unexpected markets By iMedia Editors You probably wouldn't think of Red Bull as a health product, but some products are finding avid consumers in unusual places. LATEST BLOG POSTS More posts Google's new privacy policy kicks in By Kyle Montero Last night, as you peered through the thoroughly perused pages of your social network, you were probably overwhelmed by warnings scattered throughout the evening. "Warnings" may be too soft of a word, as typically composed friends scrambled urgently... Facebook Forces Brands On To Timelines By Tony Quin Savvy brands will seize the opportunity to swear off banner advertising in favor of building engagement with users on Facebook's platform. Facebook has established itself as a powerhouse of marketing for... Creativing :: Facebook's changes for marketers, Coke's Facebook Timeline, and a Ford-Facebook hackathon By Doug Schumacher Links pointing to the future of marketing, from the co-founder of content strategy tool Zuum. Facebook Relaunches Its Ad Platform, Says Brand Pages Are at the Center. A good overview of the changes Facebook announced at FMC yesterday. Coke: A good... What Facebook Timeline for brands means for us By Beth McCabe Content Is King. With Facebook's impending IPO, they're placing a lot of emphasis on their ad products. But before you can sponsor a story, you need to have a story to sponsor. With the new Timeline view of brand pages, the content a brand posts is front... iMedia upgrades to Facebook Timeline By Chloe Della Costa We've done it! iMedia Connection just made the switch to Facebook Timeline. Take a look at the new and improved page. Facebook recently announced it is expanding the Timeline to brand and business-focused pages. The new designs will take effect March... Visual Facebook Timeline for Brands Overview By Tom Edwards Today marked a day that we have been anticipating for a few weeks now. No, not leap day, but the launch of Facebook's timeline for brand pages. Brands have an option to now preview or publish their brand pages with the comprehensive roll-out happening... MOST READ ARTICLES 1. A social media planner's guide to pleasing the boss 2. 7 reasons your co-workers hate you 3. A marketer's guide to augmented reality 4. 10 tips for a killer Facebook brand page 5. 10 wonderfully nostalgic digital campaigns SUMMIT COVERAGE More photos Joe McWilliams, VP, Media Solutions, MediaMath Mark Mannino, RVP Sales, East & Central Sales, MediaMath Richard Johnson, VP Sales, Enterprise & Retail Solutions, MediaMath See who else went...   Join us at these upcoming events Full calendar »   Brand Summit Feb 5-8, 2012 Bonita Springs, FL Summit info Video Summit Mar 25-28, 2012 San Antonio, TX Summit info iMoms Summit Apr 22-25, 2012 Orlando, FL Summit info   Advertisement     LATEST JOBS More jobs Marketing Digital Product Manager Sr (Technical Product Manager Sr)-53776 Sales Engineer Sales Engineer Partner Development - Jumpstart Auto and Hearst Magazines Budget Project Management Specialist Post a job   People Connection. Not a member yet?  Meet people, network, reconnect  Join the industry's most popular networking    platform Featured member: Jack Krawczyk Senior Product Marketing Manager, StumbleUpon See full profile, photos and more! Or sign in here   We're always eager to hear what you have to say about our website and how to better serve you. Give us your feedback! The email address for your subscription is rssb3@3xchange.info. To unsubscribe, follow this link. To change your subscription preferences, follow this link. To ensure delivery of future communications, please add iMedia Connection to your address book. If you want to contact iMedia, please do not reply to this message, but instead click here. You can also send us a letter at: 23382 Mill Creek Drive, Suite 130, Laguna Hills, CA 92653. To advertise with iMediaConnection.com contact Navid Davani.