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Gavin Heaton

Sydney, Australia

Interests: Storytelling, Reading, Writing, Technology, Gadgets of all kinds

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Trust is Up for Financial Services’ Connected Consumers

While the retail sector continues to flounder, the Financial Services industry seems to finally have cottoned on to the digital business opportunity presented by social media. A new report published by ING shows that frequent social media users (ie that... Continue reading

Posted Nov 21, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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How ClickFrenzy Became a ClickFizzer

It should have been a raging online success for Australian retailers – a pre-Christmas event bringing together hundreds of local stores to create an online marketplace unrivalled in Australia’s digital history. The aptly named ClickFrenzy was designed to kick start... Continue reading

Posted Nov 20, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Funnel Conversion: Make it About Your Customers

It’s one thing to have a marketing insight, but quite another to do something valuable with it. Living as we do with an abundance of data, what marketers increasingly need is a way to filter the information, distil it for... Continue reading

Posted Nov 19, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Exactly ;)

Commented Nov 20, 2012 on The Shift from Mobile First to Mobile Only at Servant of Chaos

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Event Report: Constellation Research Connected Enterprise

At some events, all eyes are turned towards the shining stars on the stage, but at Connected Enterprise, Constellation Research’s annual conference, the lines are blurred. This weekend long conference is an intimate innovation event for senior business leaders who... Continue reading

Posted Nov 19, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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The Shift from Mobile First to Mobile Only

Every year the mobile marketing industry boldly announces that THIS will be the “year of mobile”. In 2005, Sony Ericsson, O2 and Samsung added new features and capabilities to their mobile handsets, delivering 2Mb cameras and GPS to blur the... Continue reading

Posted Nov 16, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Who Really Uses Facebook?

When you think of Facebook, the scale can be confronting: 1 billion members 45% of the North American population 42% of Oceania 35% of South America 270 million members in Asia But who really uses Facebook? What do they look... Continue reading

Posted Nov 14, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Glad you found it useful. The whole landscape is changing but most businesses just are not ready. Worse ... they are actively avoiding the challenge of digital. Let's hope we see more companies start to engage proactively before they fail.

Commented Nov 15, 2012 on Mobile Disruption Catches Retailers Off-guard at Servant of Chaos

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Re-invent Your Organisation

Almost every day we are reminded of the constant onslaught of change. Our customers are outflanking our businesses – challenging us to be more connected, transparent in our dealings and impact not only shareholder value but the world at large.... Continue reading

Posted Nov 13, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Driving Retail from Digital to Destination

The marketing funnel has imploded under its own inadequacy Marketers must respond to the shift to digital with the 5 Ds of consumer engagement Analytics is essential to understand the path to conversion For decades, Australian retailers have under-invested in... Continue reading

Posted Nov 5, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Mobile Disruption Catches Retailers Off-guard

We are now deep into the last quarter for 2012. Marketers are pre-occupied by two challenges – planning for 2013 and preparing to launch Q4 campaigns designed to close out the year on a sales high. Innovation in the customer... Continue reading

Posted Oct 31, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Three Things Cycling Taught Me About Social Media

I must admit to being a reluctant cyclist. Sure, I like the benefits and I even like getting out in the weather – but it can be hard to overcome the initial inertia. There is one thing, however, that fascinates... Continue reading

Posted Oct 29, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Five Must-Read Posts from Last Week

We all want our communications to “cut through” – to reach the people who matter and have an impact (no matter how small) in their lives. But in our push to make this happen, we often contribute to the noise... Continue reading

Posted Oct 28, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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B2B Marketing Benchmarks and Trends + Two Insights for Content Marketers

The Content Marketing Institute (CMI) and MarketingProfs today launched the 2013 edition of their B2B marketing benchmarks and trends report. Based on a survey of over 1400 marketers in North America, the report reveals the trends impacting corporate marketers across... Continue reading

Posted Oct 24, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Report - CMOs: Time to Re-Cast the Marketing Funnel

It is often said that companies only have two functions - marketing and innovation. Despite this, most corporate marketing practices are based on century old theories and frameworks that no longer adequately accommodate the complexities faced by today's CMO. Rather... Continue reading

Posted Oct 23, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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A Palpable Dis-Ease - Graham Brown’s Mobile Youth

(Graham Brown) The Mobile Youth: Voices of the mobile generation from Graham Brown (mobileYouth) We don’t have to look far to see that we are living in a digital world. On my desk sits half a dozen connected devices, wifi... Continue reading

Posted Oct 22, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Five Must-Read Posts from Last Week

The profusion of digital media – not just in terms of technology but also in terms of content – can be overwhelming. Brands, businesses and bloggers are all working to create a toehold in your imagination – creating content aimed... Continue reading

Posted Oct 22, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Men … How Dense Are You?

While osteoporosis more frequently affects women than men, men with hip fractures have a mortality rate two-to-three times higher than women. And as 30-to-40 per cent of fractures due to osteoporosis occur in men, it’s clearly an issue that men... Continue reading

Posted Oct 17, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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What Your Purchases Reveal About You

The promise of big data is that it produces a win-win outcome for the customer and the business. As consumers, we relinquish our fears over (and some rights to) privacy, and in return receive a range of benefits – free... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Lovely to hear from you Kristin! The joy of digital is that there is always something new to learn. Which is also the curse ;)

Commented Oct 16, 2012 on Why a Facebook Only Strategy is Doomed to Fail at Servant of Chaos

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Why a Facebook Only Strategy is Doomed to Fail

Facebook’s recent decision to shut down The Cool Hunter’s Facebook page should have sent shivers down the spine of every marketer. For years the vast scale of Facebook has attracted brands like a moth to the social media flame. Promising... Continue reading

Posted Oct 15, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Five Must-Read Posts from Last Week

Some of the articles from last week took my breath away. They are artfully written and deliver a slap to the face and a jolt to the brain. Some are by local writers – but as usual I source the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Australian Marketers Rock Up to the Marketo Rockstar Tour

If marketing technology vendors had doubted Australian marketers’ hunger for innovation, then the recent turnout to the Marketo Rockstar Tour laid those doubts to rest. Stretching out of the main bar at Sydney’s Establishment Hotel and down George Street, a... Continue reading

Posted Oct 13, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Asian Connections: Embracing the Digital Trajectory

Fifty four percent of the world’s population lives in Asia. That’s 3.7 billion people. And according to We Are Social, Singapore’s recent report, Asia is home to over 1 billion internet users – 80% of whom use social media (see... Continue reading

Posted Oct 11, 2012 at Servant of Chaos

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Sometimes the Storify stream is good - but you never can tell. There was a good audience with plenty of points of view - so it made it worthwhile. But I do like your summary approach - much more succinct ;)

Commented Oct 12, 2012 on Blog Monetisation at Social Media Club, Sydney at Servant of Chaos

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