3. 76 percent of the campaign’s budget of $15 million is being earmarked for new media. Benjamin Moore & Company, part of the Berkshire Hathaway empire led by Warren E. Buffett, is introducing a campaign that is dominated by social media, particularly Facebook, rather than traditional media.
4. Overall, experts foresee an unprecedented rise in consumer power, more dramatic than what has been seen so far with the advent of the Internet. Quipp predicts an “integrity revolution. It’ll no longer be about separating clients from as much money as possible. It’ll be making sure you deliver beyond expectation.”
5. Social media – interactive websites, blogs, chat rooms, Facebook, Twitter – are in the forefront of a revolution in the way new homes are marketed. Granted, only a few builders have taken the message to heart just yet.