Archive for the ‘Word of Mouth’ Category

Targeting Female Shoppers

Monday, May 17th, 2010

A recent cover story by Marketing Magazine in its April 19, 2010 edition focused on the female consumer, specifically in relation to the amount and type of communications that are being directed at them.

As the headline notes, “if women hold so much buying power, why aren’t marketers doing a better job of communicating to them? Kristin Laird outlines the key ways companies can meet the needs of female consumers”.

Mirren New Business Conference

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

IMI International is excited to announce a new speaking and partnership agreement with the 2010 Mirren New Business Conference.

As a speaker for this conference, Don Mayo, Global Managing Partner of IMI International, will provide delegates with real-time insights into what clients want, need and demand from their agencies in 2010-11.

SMCC: Social Media Measurement

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

IMI International and the Sponsorship Marketing Council of Canada (SMCC) have partnered again for an exciting Breakfast Forum on March 25, 2010 to share more on 2010’s hot topic, social media.

Tim Bishop, Business Development, North America, will be speaking about social media measurement plus providing the latest insights and experience on how to measure ROI (and as a hint, it’s not about friends, fans or retweets…).

Canadian Sponsorship Forum

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Don Mayo, Managing Partner of IMI International, is again one of the leading conference speakers for the Canadian Sponsorship Forum.

Attendess will be the first to learn insights focused on actual in-market effectiveness, impact of brand activations and recent Vancouver 2010 Winter Games observations.

Shopper Marketing Forum

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The Shopper Marketing Forum has invited Dan Hunter, Partner of IMI International, to moderate a morning session during its upcoming conference on March 11, 2010.

The panel topic, “What Will Appeal to Tomorrow’s Shopper: Learn from Representatives Across All Sectors of the Shopper Marketing Industry” is sure to create an active discussion regarding the future of shopper marketing.

Measuring & Optimizing Experiential

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Experiential Marketing Forum (EMF) members continue to learn with IMI International as part of the forum partnership to keep members abreast of the latest insights, research and methodologies in the industry.

This month’s topic is “How to Measure & Optimize Experiential Marketing” which is a three-step process.

Winning in an Economic Decline

Friday, January 15th, 2010

IMI International’s ConsumerTrack™ Insights Team recently completed its latest study, Winning in an Economic Decline.

This module provides a look into how consumers are thinking, what tactics will work the hardest for you and how brands have utilized these to their advantage.

New Experiential Marketing Insights

Friday, December 4th, 2009

As part of a continued commitment to sharing relevant insights with leading experiential marketers around the world, IMI International is regularly providing Experiential Marketing Forum (EMF) members with research articles.

The newest articles focus on experiential optimization and evaluation, including “Optimizing Experiential Interaction Time to Impact Purchases” and “Mass or Experiential – the Cost Per Impact is Equal”.

2009 Word-of-Mouth Summit

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

If there was one overarching lesson from the 2009 WOMMA (Word-of-Mouth Marketing Association) Summit in Las Vegas, it was said that to succeed in WOM, you first have to listen.

Before delving into a WOM campaign, you must first invest in a listening campaign. Once you are in touch with the consumer, the conversation can begin. Social media is an excellent tool to develop the two-way conversation.

ConsumerTrack Library Launch

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

IMI International is pleased to announce that a large segment of its ConsumerTrack™ Library is now available for viewing online.

For less than the cost of a focus group, you can stay current on consumer trends plus leverage IMI International’s latest insights on brand activations.