Online word of mouth and brand DNA
Alex Burmaster, Nielsen Online
At the time of writing there are nearly 72m English language blogs worldwide, according to BlogPulse, and more than 1m new messages will have been posted in the last 24 hours. Whilst that is an awful lot of opinion advertisers are not in control of, it is also a rich potential source of information and direction on advertising strategy and campaigns. A Nielsen survey of international online consumers' attitudes to advertising showed the most trusted form of advertising was 'recommendations from other consumers'. The third most...