Sunday 9 September 2012

Topic 6 - Advertising and Affiliate Marketing

1. Define the following:

- Optin: give organisations/companies the consent to send emails to you.

- Opout: the option for you to stop emails from being sent to you also known as unsubcribing.

- Spam: receiving emails that you did not sign up for.

- CPA: (cost per action) this is when a new customer is attained in which the advertiser is only paid upon when a certain the goal is achieved.

- CPC: (cost per click) advertiser only pays when an individual clicks on the advertisement which takes them to their website

- CPM: (cost per mil) this is the amount paid for every 1000 clicks on an advertisement.

- Google Adwords: allows advertisers to place their ads on Google's content and search results.

2. Think about your own behaviour when browsing online. Do you pay attention to display adverts? Is there a difference between the ones that catch your eye and those that don’t?

When I browse online I don't usually notice adverts on the screen as most of the time they do not interest me at all. The ones that annoy me most are the ads that you accidentally click on and open up another screen even though you do not want to visit the site. Along with ads that 'pop-up' over the current window are extremely frustrating.


Ads that do catch my eye are generally ones in which i am interested in; such as sport, if i have no interest in them i generally don't notice them.

3. What is the difference between the mindset of someone responding to a display advert and someone conducting a web search?

Someone who is responding to a display advert may or may not have been looking in particular for that product. They may have been looking for something else and came across the ad and decided then that they may need the product.

Someone conducting a web search is more likely to have a more specific mindset and will be looking for something more specific. Which they are more likely not to stray from their goal.

4 . What is the link between this video and email SPAM?


The link between this video and SPAM is that SPAM has taken over the internet. In the video it is seen that SPAM had taken over the menu with some individuals not liking SPAM at all. This is exactly how it is seen on the internet as SPAM now has a regular (unwanted) presence in emails today with not many people appreciating this; as it can be very annoying and also can contain viruses and scams if people are not careful.

Sunday 2 September 2012

Topic 5 - Mobile Development

 


WEEK 5 EMARKETING BLOG

 
Consider the headings Monitoring, Updating, Entertainment, and Problem solver. Would you expand the headings from a marketing point of view?
The possibility of adding one heading of 'Navigation' may be beneficial as I don’t believe the use of GPS apps would be included underneath these headings. Mobile phones currently now have the ability to navigate off GPS signals through these new apps. This also could help ensure ease of access for all users.
 
Do you all receive similar updates and are they welcome or not welcome?
 
I often receive emails or notifications from Fantasy Sporting competitions entered, which is accepted as it is a friendly reminder to either check this or information maybe warranting changes. However when you sign up for something for example an online competition your sole purpose to entering is to win something. However the company will gain personal information such as your phone number and email address. At first they may have sent you texts or emails on store specials or updates in which you are eligable for; however unless they are contacting you informing you of winning something I believe they are just annoying.
 
 
What would your top 10 app list be now?
 
In no particular order my top 10 app list would be:
- Facebook
- AFL footy live
- Commbank
- Google
- Ebay
- 'yes' optus - my account
- Viber
- Weatherzone
- Hotmail
- Instagram

Topic 4 - Writing for the web

This week the task is to choose any type of blog and write a guest post that would suit that style of blog, I have chosen the blog:





http://www.sportsgrid.com

 Sports lovers rejoice, don't miss a beat with Sports Grid!

Sports grid is the site for everything sport with smart phone capabilities and an abundence of components ensuring ease of access.

SportsGrid is the site for news, information and smart opinions about sports. The blog is set up with suitable components such as our  “Power Grid” which objectively ranks sports figures across a multitude of categories based on their real-time relevance. Power Grid rankings rely on an array of metrics — including (depending on the category) fantasy league rankings, Twitter followers, web buzz, franchise value, and total viewership.

This allows user friendly categories to ensure you are all up to date with all the sports news desired. Trending through twitter allows us to post popular tweets by celebrities and sports stars worldwide ensuring you won't miss a beat through using this blog.

Want to break big news relevant to any sport? Post it with us and it will be published and go viral within minutes!