Archive for February, 2010

Google This: How to Reach 106 Million Consumers

BY ICON, POSTED 10, February 2010

As Google continues to eclipse its origins in the scope of business and ambition, and steps out of it’s role in what became a real-life “international-episode” in China, Google smartly reminded us where it all started…with “Search” and the original core benefit of the internet – the democratization of information. Source agnostic, and available with a click. What you need, when you want it.

In the meantime “Search” is big business and Google is a virtual monopoly on distributing and prioritizing information online. Our clients can make a direct and significant connection between their keywords and real bookings, nothing is more targeted, measurable or, importantly, manageable.

As agencies increasingly discuss (amongst themselves) the collision of digital and traditional media (See RG/A in AdAge, here is a nice reminder from the source that Mass Reach Matters:

Created by Google’s in-house creative team, with a first-time copy-writer. A spokeswoman for Google, said “The commercial was among a series of videos produced by “some of our creative people” demonstrating how Google search tries “to remove everything but the product and the user.” In the end, it’s important to communicate the simple product benefit.

International Internships as a Gateway to Work.

BY ICON, POSTED 04, February 2010

We know how tough it is these days for designers and developers entering the workforce to get good gigs. And we also believe that a tough job market shouldn’t discourage talent from pursuing their ambitions. Actually, it’s in the long term interest of the marketing industry to make sure that the best talent gets the support they need to stay in the industry and advance.

Although we want the ICON internship to be fun, and love to watch everyone enjoy the Appenzeller experience, we also do our best to put an emphasis on helping people develop new skills, and add international work to their portfolio as a way of setting themselves apart when they get home.

As this recent Chicago Tribune article points out, we agree, international internships indicate a level of confidence and a desire to work: Chicago Tribune

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