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News, Trends, Insights and Opinions for Kiwi Marketers

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About

“Marketing Week” is a blog and newsletter featuring marketing news, ideas, trends, opinions and resources, written and edited by Michael Carney.

Michael Carney is a veteran marketer with an insatiable passion for whatever’s new, different, exciting or interesting in the world of communications.
Michael is based in New Zealand, a wonderful vantage point from which to view and report on happenings around the world — North, South, East or West. He’s an information magpie, attracted by bright shiny nuggets of marketing intelligence — which he then shares with his readers.
Michael has been in the marketing game since (gulp) 1971, online since 1988 — and a very successful author, playwright and newsletter writer. In his role as Strategic Planning and Insights Director for The Media Counsel, Michael keeps tabs on a wide range of trends and developments, locally and around the world.
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Michael  is a veteran marketer with an insatiable passion for whatever’s new, different, exciting or interesting in the world of communications. He is based in New Zealand, a wonderful vantage point from which to view and report on happenings around the world — North, South, East or West. He’s an information magpie, attracted by bright shiny nuggets of marketing intelligence — which he then shares with his readers.

Michael has been in the marketing game since (gulp) 1971, online since 1987 and keeps tabs on a wide range of trends and developments, locally and around the world. He is the author of  “Trade Me Success Secrets” (now in its Second Edition) and a regular columnist for Marketing Magazine and Retail News.

He is also an accomplished speaker, giving presentations at the following recent events:

  • Keynote speaker at the eMarketing Conference for Online Professionals, Bangkok, Thailand, August 2009
  • Featured speaker at eTourism Conference, Wellington, October 2009 and Auckland August 2010
  • Featured speaker at Future of the Book Conference, Auckland, June 2009
  • Speaker on Social Media at the Tear Fund Annual Conference, Auckland, July 2010
  • Speaker on digital lifestyles at the TUANZ Rural Conference, Rotorua October 2010
  • Presenter of Workshop on New eChannels, Auckland Transport November 2010
  • Speaker on Social Media for The Radio Bureau, Auckland April 2011
  • Speaker on Advanced Selling on Trade Me, Trade Me Top Sellers Event April 2011
  • Speaker on Social Media, Retirement Villages Association Conference June 2011
  • Presenter of Workshop on Social Media for Books & eBooks, Auckland August 2011
  • Speaker on Social Media, Hospitality Association Conference November 2011

Consultancy & Contract Services

Michael is available for consultation and contract assignments (including presentations and keynote speeches) in relation to:

  • Consumer Research
  • Trend Analysis
  • eMarketing
  • eCommerce
  • Writing
  • Media

He can be contacted at editor (at) marketingweek.co.nz or by phoning 021 1493 403

All material on this website (unless otherwise indicated) is Copyight (C) 2010/2011 Michael Carney. All Rights Reserved.

Image Credit: The lightbulb spider in the masthead throughouit this website is by Rodolfo Clix

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