Well not really 'a day'. In fact it doesn't specify which day. Just "A DAY". You will get a 'thought' when there is one worth getting. Maybe I should rename the site "Try to have a thought a day" YOU CAN HAVE 'MARKETING THOUGHT A DAY' RSS FEEDBLITZ EMAILED TO YOU BY VISITING WWW.MICHAELKIELYMARKETING.COM.AU AND SIGNING ON FOR THE SERVICE. (Not every day, thought. You won't ready them all.)

Friday, June 30, 2006

The networked consumer

Hi,

One-to-one marketing is an old paradigm because it fails to account for social context. The average funeral has around 200 mourners. This means the average person knows around that many people well enough for them to bother turning up to say goodbye.

Humans are hardwired with 'social channel capacity', says British anthropologist. Our brains have a capacity to maintain 10-15 'intimate' relationships, 150 or so 'social' relationships, and between 500 and 1500 'acquaintances'.

So each individual you engage is actually the centre of a network. How does this change your perspective?

Cheers!

Michael Kiely

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