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Hi there! My name is Duane Brown.
I am a digital strategist helping clients connect with their communities and stakeholders online. I've a strong passion for digital marketing and video games. Read my full bio or contact me if you wish to hire me for your next campaign or project.
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- RT @seanmcdonald: Foursquare's $5.99 SXSW Booth - a neat idea to market at an event like SXSW. When you’re... http://bit.ly/dtCStG 22 hrs ago
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Category Archives: Marketing
Custom Facebook Pages
I’ve been doing a lot of research the last week for a new project I’m working on. I’ve been researching options and possibilities for Facebook Pages as well as seeing what some of the biggest and not so bad brands on Facebook have been doing. As you can imagine, there is a wide spectrum of [...]
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Google’s Super Bowl Ad
I didn’t spent yesterday watching the Super Bowl like most people. I was at a friend’s house having a potluck. Everyone seems to be talking about Google’s Super Bowl Ad and having just watched it. I really enjoyed the ad.
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The 2010 Ipsos Canadian Inter@ctive Reid Report
Last week Ipsos Canadian released the The 2010 Inter@ctive Reid Report. It’s interesting that 89% of Canadians have access to the Internet and 8% of those people still happen to be using dial-up. I’d think that the 8% is mostly up in Northern Canada near our provinical boarders. The report also covers:
Online Security and Privacy
Social [...]
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Geo-Mapping: Changing Demographics
Today I spent the day at a client’s conference: CFA Marketing Day 2010 and saw a great presentation on Geo-Mapping: Changing Demographics:
Wouldn’t you love to see exactly where your competition is located? How about finding out whether the area you have in mind can support the business? Wouldn’t you just love a road map to [...]
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I’m not my client
I’ve been putting in new processes at work and trying to streamline my workload. This way I can spend more time working on projects that I love and being creative in my job. Part of this means making sure everything I create circles back to the marketing and brand I want to get across to [...]
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TinyURL.com in a Print TTC Ad
I was traveling on the TTC on Tuesday headed out to Yorkdale mall with a friend from out of town. I tend to check out all the ads on the subway and look for new ones. I noticed that an ad for St. Stephen’s Community House, which is a social agency helping people develop skills [...]
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Blackbox Republic Launches
Blackbox Republic is a new site that lunched tonight at 9pm PST. You can check out the launch video below and learn how Sam & April are looking to change the social network-cum-dating site profile game.
Blackbox Republic is looking to let people express who they are and not confine themselves to just one area. I’ve [...]
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Events: Gary V in Toronto
Tomorrow night Gary Vaynerchuk will be in Toronto giving a lecture and promoting his new book Crush It. If you don’t know Gary’s work:
GUEST SPEAKER: Gary Vaynerchuk, Online Marketing Trailblazer, Social Media Sommelier and Author, “CRUSH IT: Why Now Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion” (Harper Collins, Fall 2009)
TOPIC: “Tools to Take [...]
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A Guerilla Experiment in Sentiment Analysis