Second Wind
Second Wind is a powerful information resource designed to help smaller and midsize advertising agencies, design firms and related businesses to be better.
Information
Location:
Wyomissing, PA, 19610
Phone:
610-374-9093
Fans

6 of 331 fansSee All

Kim
Kim
Sarah
Sarah
Social RSS

Report this feed

You are about to report that this RSS feed has violated the RSS-Connect Terms of Service, the Facebook Terms of Use, the Facebook Code of Conduct or the Facebook Copyright Policy.

All reports are strictly confidential.

Reason:
(Required)
 
Feed icon Second Wind  | Report
Breakfast Brand Breakdown: Morning Madness at the Grocery Store
30 November 2009, 4:04 pm
Members-Only Supersaver Vouchers On Sale Now!
30 November 2009, 4:03 pm
Let's Make the CONNECTION
30 November 2009, 4:02 pm
New RSW Report on Ad Agency New Business and Social Strategies
30 November 2009, 4:02 pm
2010 Seminars Schedule Now Posted!
30 November 2009, 4:01 pm
Find out about Social RSS
Events

12 past eventsSee All

 
Second Wind

Second Wind Really great, and interesting, article about the future Augmented Reality. The article includes tons of links that demonstrate how companies are already using this technology to provide their customers with a more interactive experience. Be sure to check out the video from TED of a wearable AR device called the Sixth Sense, it's very cool!

www.brandweek.com
RSS Subscribe Now! FREE Newsletter | Whitepapers | Digital Edition brandweek web
Second Wind

Second Wind Happy Holidays from all of us here at Second Wind!

Second Wind

Second Wind In case you missed it on Second Wind's homepage, here's a link to an article about how Social Media has become essential for businesses.

www.secondwindonline.com
Agencies that have learned to talk the social media talk… but still can’t walk the walk, will fall behind interactive competitors that more quickly adopted and became part of social communities, replacing old-school practices with real and authoritative social experience. ...
Second Wind

Second Wind New York Times article on Search Ads.

www.nytimes.com
More than a million businesses use Google’s search advertising system to attract customers, a strategy combining gamesmanship with frequent data analysis.
Second Wind

Second Wind With only a few days left in 2009, here's an amusing article recapping some of the worst marketing blunders of the year.

collateraldamage.wordpress.com
NBC has joined the immortals of marketing stupidity. This year the molting peacock network and president Jeff “Have They Fired Me Yet?” Zucker decided to turn five of the primest pieces of prime-time real ...
Second Wind

Second Wind Looks like Twitter is steppin' it up in an effort to better serve those using the site for business purposes. Check out this article to see screenshots of Twitter's new Contributors feature. (currently being beta tested by a select group of businesses)

mashable.com
Twitter finally revealed the first glimpse of what Twitter business services would include with the new Twitter Contributors beta feature.
Second Wind

Second Wind Interesting article about the growth of social media budgets. Agencies should be ready to meet growing client interest in social media tactics.

www.marketingcharts.com
The majority of companies in a recent survey are planning to invest more in social media next year but are struggling to find the time and resources to manage their activity, according to a report produced by Econsultancy and bigmouthmedia.
Second Wind

Second Wind We're excited to say that we have a new webinar available. Marketing in Your Pocket: Apps is now available for download. This webinar is free to all Second Wind Members so be sure to check it out.

www.secondwindonline.com
In April 2009, only nine months after launch, Apple’s App Store delivered its 1 billionth download. Now, less than six months later, Apple has reached yet another milestone – 2 billion downloads. Apple's app store currently features more than 75,000 unique apps built by thousands of developers. ...
Second Wind

Second Wind Interesting article on the "great race" taking place between traditional and digital agencies to become their clients one and only agency. So, who will win? Maybe the question isn't who will win but rather if a clear winner will ever emerge.

www.adweek.com
Advertising industry information from Adweek. Read inside stories on advertising, creative, and client - agency relationships.
Colin
Colin
Those who "win" will be the agencies that understand that the way people behave or communicate has changed - then adapt accordingly. If all an agency (digital or traditional) does is take on some new tactics... the customer loses.
December 9 at 12:18pm
Jay Friedman
Jay Friedman
You got it Colin. Tactics aren't secrets to success, great strategy, ideas, and truly understanding what drives client profits make successful agencies.
December 15 at 7:10am
Second Wind

Second Wind Here's an eMarketer link sharing a study on how the Inc. 500 (fastest growing US private companies) are using social media, and a bit about how they are measuring success.

www.emarketer.com
The Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has followed up on its 2007 and 2008 studies of social media usage by the Inc. 500. Adoption and awareness continue to tr
David Wolk

David Wolk I am enjoying getting to know more about such a dynamic organization.

December 2 at 12:09pm · Report
Second Wind
Second Wind
We're glad to hear that David. If you ever have any questions about our organization please feel free to contact us at anytime. We're always happy to help.
December 2 at 12:38pm
Second Wind

Second Wind It’s the most wonderful time of the year… and Second Wind's popular members-only SuperSaver voucher program is back! Members can now purchase SuperSaver Vouchers good toward Second Wind Seminars in 2010 and beyond! Save up to 40% off the already discounted Second Wind Member price. Vouchers are only available for pur...chase until December 31, 2009, so get ’em while they’re hot!

See More
www.secondwindonline.com
Now through December 31, 2009, purchase SuperSaver Seminar Vouchers. This once-a-year offer is exclusively for Second Wind members!
Second Wind

Second Wind Here's an article ranking the 50 Brands who make the best use of Facebook, and what we can learn from them.

www.msnbc.msn.com
Introducing The Big Money Facebook 50, a ranking of companies making the best use of Facebook.
Jay Friedman
Jay Friedman
Great article. Social is a key area of growth within online media.
December 1 at 6:56pm
Second Wind

Second Wind Mark Sneider at RSW/US contributed an article about why New Business Managers fail. Thanks Mark!

www.secondwindonline.com
In our recent survey on agency new business, there was a lot of attention given to the fact that agencies aren’t walking the walk when it comes to social media. The bigger story is that agencies are selling ...
Second Wind

Second Wind Interesting Article in HOW's December issue about a Salvation Army of Northern New England grassroots campaign emphasizing the organization's record for spending 83 cents of every donated dollar on the people they serve. Ad agency The VIA Group of Portland, ME goal is to increase year-round donations to the non-profit.

www.howdesign.com
Faced with budget shortfalls, The Salvation Army asked The VIA Group to help them increase yearround donations. Of course, they didn't have money for a fancy campaign. See how they overcame such a big challenge. ”>
Walter
Walter
This campaign won Best of Show at this year's Maine Ad Club awards.
November 25 at 9:18am