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20 Tips For Social Media Engagement
“I don’t have time for that”. How many times have you heard those lines? It is often the first reaction to a new technology. It is the cold fish, slap-in-the-face... read more
The Common Sense Of Social Media
Are you old enough to remember the people who ran the corner shop? Do you even remember a time when there WAS a corner shop? What about a milk man?... read more
CMO to CIO – It’s Time We Talked
When we crowdsourced the first The Age of Conversation book back in 2008, the idea of working from the outside-in was untested. Over 100 marketing innovators from 15 countries shared their... read more
Don’t Like Me – Hire Me: Recruiting Goes Social
2The 2012 Jobvite Social Recruiting Survey reports that 92% of US companies have used social media to identify talent and potential employees. The survey also indicates that 43% of companies... read more
Invisible Digital is the Force for Next Generation Branding
Next Generation Branding Happens from the Outside In Apple does it. Amazon does it. Nike does it. Google does it too. All are ranked in the top 50 of the... read more
Twitter 101: A Crash Course From Mandi Bateson
Almost every day we hear more about the growth of Twitter. We hear a lot about its growth and its promise – but also, it’s dark side. Back in 2008,... read more
The Hard Work of Radical Transparency
I remember feeling like my jaw had hit the floor. I had just started my first week of working for IBM and had read about an article published by an... read more
Trust is the Gateway to App Sales Success
When we search on the internet we are investing a small amount of trust in the speed, responsiveness and accuracy of the search engine that we are using. After all,... read more
In Every Presentation, the Story Starts With You
Over the last month or so I have done a lot of public speaking. It can be one of the most terrifying activities that you ever willingly put yourself through.... read more
Welcome to the Age of the Social Consumer
Names can be confusing – especially when it comes to that ever shrinking membrane between businesses and their customers. Variously we call them customers, clients, stakeholders and consumers. Sometimes these... read more
The Social Power Of YouTube Search (Infographic)
2Creating a YouTube channel for your brand is a no-brainer. As the second largest search engine – and especially influential with younger audiences – YouTube can have a significant impact... read more
When Your Brand Tells My Story – P&O’s 175th Anniversary
About four years ago I started looking at the future of brands. I wanted to explore in a series of articles what I felt was coming down the track –... read more
With Mobile Commerce, We Are All Retailers Now
The early days of eCommerce were a hard slog. The technology was cumbersome and unreliable, the gateways were expensive and the business community was sceptical. And the shoppers … well... read more
Retail Innovation? Try Embracing Showrooming
You know what it is like … you see an item online. It’s a great deal – a special price and a coupon code. That credit card is burning a... read more
The @MarsCuriosity Rover Has More Personality Than Most Brands
When NASA’s Curiosity Rover hit the ground on Mars, it was minutes before we knew its fate (see infographic below). It takes some time for light and data to travel... read more
