Comments on: monkey schmonkey http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:30:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Tom C. http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-468 Tom C. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 22:34:27 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-468 to be fair - I'm freelance hr - yes on a gig for modem - but not a part of the account team. i'm mainly a tech/web recruiter so i am probably jaded by that too. oh and add that i have general dislike for the big boards too. ;-) -tc to be fair - I’m freelance hr - yes on a gig for modem - but not a part of the account team. i’m mainly a tech/web recruiter so i am probably jaded by that too. oh and add that i have general dislike for the big boards too. ;-) -tc

]]> By: Peter Gold http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-467 Peter Gold Fri, 03 Feb 2006 20:26:01 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-467 I cannot believe how much money is still spent on Super Bowl adverts - do they really get an ROI?? Peter Gold www.retailhomepage.co.uk www.hirestrategies.co.uk I cannot believe how much money is still spent on Super Bowl adverts - do they really get an ROI??

Peter Gold

http://www.retailhomepage.co.uk

http://www.hirestrategies.co.uk

]]> By: Tom C. http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-466 Tom C. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:19:32 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-466 *** THE ORIGIN OF THIS POST'S IP ADDRESS RESIDES AT MODEM MEDIA - NOT SURPRISINGLY, THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDED DICE WITH THE SOLUTION NOTED BELOW. NO WONDER THEY'RE A FAN. *** monkey buzz is better - i don't really consider posting on your own corporate blog about your features as a "buzz" generating tactic. big budget monkeys missed the mark though, they already have broad awareness, they need to drive us good candidates but there's absolutely no call to action on that microsite about job searching... more likely to get a real candidate from Dice viral as opposed to the monkeys. www.dice.com/beingit funny, relevant, not as slick...slow and grainy video, but at a bare minimum this has calls to action to drive candidates to do something... *** THE ORIGIN OF THIS POST’S IP ADDRESS RESIDES AT MODEM MEDIA - NOT SURPRISINGLY, THE COMPANY THAT PROVIDED DICE WITH THE SOLUTION NOTED BELOW. NO WONDER THEY’RE A FAN. ***

monkey buzz is better - i don’t really consider posting on your own corporate blog about your features as a “buzz” generating tactic.

big budget monkeys missed the mark though, they already have broad awareness, they need to drive us good candidates but there’s absolutely no call to action on that microsite about job searching… more likely to get a real candidate from Dice viral as opposed to the monkeys.

http://www.dice.com/beingit

funny, relevant, not as slick…slow and grainy video, but at a bare minimum this has calls to action to drive candidates to do something…

]]> By: David Manaster http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-465 David Manaster Fri, 03 Feb 2006 07:53:03 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-465 Comparing the kind of information in a Super Bowl ad with the information in a corporate Blog is comparing apples & oranges. Would a Super Bowl ad be effective if it told viewers about the latest firefox plug-in for the site? Comparing the kind of information in a Super Bowl ad with the information in a corporate Blog is comparing apples & oranges.

Would a Super Bowl ad be effective if it told viewers about the latest firefox plug-in for the site?

]]> By: Paul http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-464 Paul Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:19:37 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-464 Joel, Thanks for linking to us. Whatever Careerbuilder says in their Super Bowl ad, it's clear they continue to be zoologically challenged in confusing Chimps and Monkeys, two distinct species: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey Paul http://www.indeed.com - one search. all jobs. Joel,

Thanks for linking to us. Whatever Careerbuilder says in their Super Bowl ad, it’s clear they continue to be zoologically challenged in confusing Chimps and Monkeys, two distinct species:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey

Paul
http://www.indeed.com - one search. all jobs.

]]> By: Douglas Geinzer http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-463 Douglas Geinzer Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:35:25 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/02/02/monkey-schmonkey/#comment-463 Joel - my clients typcially expect one common thing.... results. Monkeys may make us laugh, but do they help us find candidates? Joel - my clients typcially expect one common thing…. results. Monkeys may make us laugh, but do they help us find candidates?

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