Episode #227 - January 4th, 2012 Intro How to interact on Twtter: Include #MktgUp in your tweet! On the show today is Karen Rubin (@karenrubin) and Mike Volpe (@mvolpe) As always, all the old episodes are in iTunes. If you like the show, please leave a 5-star review! Happy New Year! Remarkable Marketing Moments from 2012 http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33896/20-of-the-Most-Memorable-Marketing-Moments-in-2012-INFOGRAPHIC.aspx January Google + data gets added to search results Pintrest Nascar driver tweeted from his car in the Daytona 500 and got more than 10K followers Stop Kony Facebook acquires Instagram Facebook IPO Facebook hits 1 billion users Yahoo hires Marissa Meyers as CEO SF Giants got a 99 on Klout because of great socail media presence during the world series Gangnam Style Starbucks Launches a $1 Reusable Cup http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/01/02/starbucks-reusable-cup-trash/1804095/ Amid public pressure to curb trash from disposable cups, Starbucks is rolling out a novel possible solution Thursday: a $1 reusable tumbler. FTC Offers $50K to End Robocalls http://money.cnn.com/2013/01/02/pf/ftc-robocalls/ The Federal Trade Commission is currently running a contest to find a solution to block the pesky calls on landlines and cell phones. The winning submission will get $50,000 and a trip to Washington, DC to present the solution. The FTC has already received 230 submissions.Suggestions, so far, include a 24-hour hotline to report robocalls and blacklists to block repeat offenders. Is the Marketing Campaign Dead? http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/33998/Is-the-Marketing-Campaign-Dead.aspx