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There’s a huge difference between what offends and what affects

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 8th Nov 2018
  • Culture
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As Kellyanne Conway wisely said of Trump, he knows the difference between what offends and what affects. This is the key to his brilliant tactics. Do something that affects, and distract by doing something that offends, something generally irrelevant of little or no consequence that gets his critics all riled

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Here’s how to check if your Facebook data was shared with Cambridge Analytica

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 11th Apr 2018
  • Data and AI
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Facebook has provided a link where you can check if you (or your friends) shared your Facebook data with Cambridge Analytica.

Apparently, mine has not.

Interestingly, one of the biggest misconceptions over the Cambridge Analytica scandal is that there was some sort of “leak” of data from Facebook. This couldn’t be

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I’m in B&Ts “Meet the Futurists” – marketing trends & predictions

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 5th Mar 2018
  • Data and AI
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B&T has come out with a new feature, “Meet The Futurists”. They asked me and a number of fellow marketing and advertising leaders what our views (predictions) were about marketing trends.

My answers covered: the media industry, digital marketing, the advertising industry, blockchain, marketing science (Ehrenberg), lean startup principles in marketing,

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Unboxing of the new Apple HomePod

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 9th Feb 2018
  • Technology & Innovation
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We just received our Apple Homepod at PENSO Melbourne – ahead of the rest of the world. I’ve pivoted to video (for this one post).

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15 Reasons Why Donald Trump Won – A Marketeer’s View

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 18th Nov 2016
  • Trends and Insights
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Donald Trump’s election is a stark reminder of some basic marketing principles around consumers, content and channels. Two flawed but distinctive political products came to market, and Trump triumphed. Here’s my take on win:

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Apple News on OSX Mojave – the future of news and publishing?

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 5th Oct 2018
  • Strategy
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Apple News desktop app is very good. It automatically finds newspaper and magazine subscriptions and imports them into the app. The “Evening Digest” is excellent. It’s a mix of things I’d traditionally read and a lot of stuff that I wouldn’t; great curation.

I’m looking forward to seeing whether the curation

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What does my Facebook data say about me – and how do I access it?

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 27th Mar 2018
  • Data and AI
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What is Facebook / Google Data?

Wherever you go online, you leave information behind about yourself. This is referred to as your “digital footprint”.

Consider everything you do when you’re online:
Check into your favourite bar on Facebook.
Post an image of a great dinner at a particular restaurant.
Conduct a Google

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Mumbrella advertising review: Qantas (great), CUB (OK), Black Hawk (half-baked) and nab (forgettable)

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 1st Mar 2018
  • In the Media
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Mumbrella asked me to review a series of current Aussie ad campaigns.

Here’s what I said:

1. Qantas → was bringing the iconic “I still call Australia Home” anthem the right thing to do? Is Qantas advertising becoming stale? In your view was this an effective way of creating an inflight video?

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When Growth Stalls: How to Boost Growth in Large Organisations

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 9th Aug 2017
  • In the Media
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The push to start new businesses continues. In Q1 2017, the number of seed and angel deals increased by 1.4 per cent compared to Q1 2016.

While small businesses are the heart and soul of jobs growth, it’s just as important that established businesses focus on growing – less startup, more

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Why marketers should cut social media budgets

  • Constantine Frantzeskos
  • 14th Jul 2016
  • Marketing
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All too often, brands invest millions of dollars into social media for the wrong reasons. Paid advertising is a more effective way to acquire new customers than investing time and money into a social media presence.

The key to marketing success is to reach as Read More

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