Commercialisation of the Blog BigPond BigBlog Tony Palmer Client Business Director C4 Communication
Who am I and what have I done? University of Western Sydney – BA Communications. Advertising during University to dotcom – K*Grind. Web development. Started C4 in 2001.
Who is C4? Interactive agency. Specialise in developing and managing virtual and physical interactive environments for our corporate clients. Strategic planning, technology, creative development and production.
What do we do? Web applications. Learning applications. Web sites. Kiosks. Event management. Video production. Interactive environments.
Who do we work for?
The BigPond Vision Value added services. Content. Integrated communication. Demonstrating what’s possible. Taking it to market.
BigBlog An “integrated world”. Educate the masses. Experiencing a new way of communicating. Participatory media going mainstream.
Commercialisation of the Blog Commercialising a free service. Increase use of existing services – access and mobile. Showing them something new. A cheap and easy way to share experiences. Changing behaviors, changing lives.
So what does the commercialisation of the Blog mean for Business? Credible and viable two way communications with the market. “nowwearetalking.com.au” Credibility of the corporate voice is being challenged openly. Allows opinions (good and bad) to sit on a public forum for all to see and comment on. Scalpel in the hands of a lumberjack.
What are we seeing in the market? Unprecedented change. Lack of understanding. Consumers have a loud voice. New two way media channels. Action.
Future trends in marketing communications Demise of mass media as we know it. Decline of passive one way communications. Budget shift to interactive communications. Getting more creative.
What does the future hold? Consumer focus. Opening dialogue with customers. Change is happening quickly. Customers are getting a voice and “they” are listening.
Thank you for listening.