Archive for January, 2006

Search and Rationality

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Following my recent analysis about GM’s innovative Google Pontiac television-search campaign, Bill Tancer of Hitwise (who I’ve worked with in the past) noted the blogosphere buzz and accepted the call to action — and literally Googled Pontiac. More importantly, he dug into the Hitwise database to see how national consumer search behaviors were affected. Bill [...]

GM to Car Shoppers: Google Pontiac and Discover For Yourself

Saturday, January 28th, 2006

While participating in the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) conference last week in Orlando, Florida, I caught one of General Motor’s 30-second regional television ads for its Pontiac brand. Television ads often stimulate Internet search behavior by increasing brand awareness or sparking curiosity, as often demonstrated by Hitwise. But this GM spot was significant [...]