Martin is 'Flip'ing
Flip Media's Martin is understandably upset about the Campaign Media Planning Awards. DMO seconds Martin's sentiments and thinks it is time for sponsors to start taking action by dropping their sponsorship of the awards.
Martin -- DMO stands behind you and the entire digital world. Money is the best motivator. Sponsors should hold out. Entrants should hold out. Let them hold a couple more awards without any online support.
Martin -- DMO stands behind you and the entire digital world. Money is the best motivator. Sponsors should hold out. Entrants should hold out. Let them hold a couple more awards without any online support.
posted by Dubai Media Observer at 5:59 PM
8 Comments:
Hello, I notice that you've been posting some very interesting entries recently but not getting many comments. Would you like to go and replug your blog on UAE community blog, to remind people that you're here? Though you might want to enable comment moderation (if you haven't already) in case you end up with the kind of shit fight that closed Media Watch down ;)
Thanks. I don't really know what closed it down, aside from the possibility of his anonymity being close to exposed.
I will try to find something that is generic enough to appeal to the UAE Community readership and do a shameless plug then!
In all honesty though, I don't think comments are necessarily a good thing. Look at Emirates Economist. Hardly any comments, but surely a strong readership (relative to local blogs). People want to comment on silly things to have pointless fights. Not interested in that crowd.
Hey there DMO,
You are right about comments - there are many blogs where people read regularly but do not comment. As blogging catches up in ad and media circles, I think this is bound to improve.
On the online thing, I had blogged about this at the last Campaign Awards too - I think the online people an Campaign could have a meeting where the online guys can put across their recommendations which I am sure ITP might be happy to consider.
But then again - this has happened a second time :-(
farrukh
Copywriter, journalist and advertising blogger
Just being a UAE-based blogged makes you relevant and appealing enough!
What I would recommend though is that if you do start getting loads of comments, you switch moderation on. My impression is that media people are probably more likely to comment than the economist-type crowd.
Media Watch closed down because the comments were getting too heated. But I don't think they were moderated. Since moderating my own comments it has been like a revelation, I never have to spend time worrying that someone has deliberately tried to sabotage my blog by posting something obscene about the rulers or something (which has happened several times - luckily I have been quick to remove the comments, but you just never know).
Hi there,
I wanted to share an info i have, which might be interesting to you.
Today the arabic version of the famous "Take it Or Leave it" show will be recorded, we've already done two pilots and we should be ready to shoot the first episode today.
The set is amazing, exactly like the UK version and i might even say that the colors here look better.
I can give you more details if you want.
how come you dont blog anymore?
Where are you, DMO? There's a new post you might be interested in at my blog related to your last post.
little t..d
i just saw your comment at Why, Dubai and it gives me the pleasure to call you le petit merde
I do recommend you rot in your ‘Media office’ along with the rest of your zoo; an office which is most likely paid and owned by some Mulla’s washed money from Iran
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