Comments on: Web 2.0 will displace media monitoring

By: Cision.net Blogs » Blog Archive » Waking up to Google

Cision.net Blogs » Blog Archive » Waking up to Google — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:46:32 +0000

[...] Google will replace Cision “, ponders Katie “KD” Paine. I’m pondering why she’s only pondering now. That Google threatens traditional media monitoring is not exactly news - and Katie, I’d [...]

By: Social Media as the new marketing and advertising « Pete’s View

Social Media as the new marketing and advertising « Pete’s View — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:37:22 +0000

[...] It would be ok to leave the story there – but it would be wrong because you’re all thinking – well Dell can do it but my company never could because we don’t have those resources’. Look no further than Alec Saunders excellent post on how he, and his small company, track and influence the issues in their world. [...]

By: Vijay

Vijay — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:05:11 +0000

Alec, I myself am a news analyst working with an outsourcing company which operates as a back office of a well known media intelligence company in the UK. Do you have advice for me which would help me advance in this field?

By: Alec

Alec — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:42:18 +0000

I agree Vijay. Human beings will be the value-add in interpreting the data, rather than the data gatherers, that’s all.

By: Vijay

Vijay — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:48:20 +0000

Alec, this write-up of yours was a real eye-opener. But I feel, the need for human intervention is never going to perish. As you rightly pointed out that the same can be in the form of inputs in analytics, market grading etc.

By: Alex Gault

Alex Gault — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 23:06:51 +0000

I use Illumio as well, and recently set up an “Enterprise 2.0″ group, which delivers news and commentary from a comprehensive set of RSS feeds. Here’s the URL, if you’re interested:

https://www.illumio.com/web/ActionGroupPublic_128852382.do

By: Peter Stewart

Peter Stewart — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:44:37 +0000

Alec, What I find interesting about your post is that you didn’t brush off this guy, but gave him a chance (actually multiple) to win your business. They should have two key takeaways from your interaction: 1) Prospect better if their products are not the right fit for SMB, 2) When sending sample reports, send the best you have. They should be thankful that you gave them a shot.

By: Alec

Alec — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:35:20 +0000

You’re welcome Peter!

By: Peter Childs

Peter Childs — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:17:21 +0000

Really interesting - I always wondered how you kept up with all the stuff you do. Now I know.

Thanks. And thanks for the insight you always add when you share it.