Rob the Geek
Technology, Online Communities, Open Source Thinking – Musings from the web and how it affects our lives…

Commentary on Corporate Approaches to Social Media

November 10th, 2009

Honestly, this is brilliant – while the clip itself has been mashed up to cover everything from Hitlers replacement motorbike to his choice in gaming consoles, this subtitling by Laurel Papworth (original article) has a bunch of agencies across the ditch resorting to ad-hominems – a classic sign of “oh-bollocks-what-do-we-do-now”.

Disclosure: I have met and spent time with Laurel during a workshop a few years back and was well impressed then, as I have continued to be as I’ve followed her commentary on all things social media. For those interested, I’d recommend following her posts, and subscribing to her podcasts.


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November 10th, 2009 11:31:34

Power of People – Why your brand needs to understand buyers

June 17th, 2009

Here’s a great presentation by Joakim Vars Nilsen on the Power of People (why empowering people is key in marketing).

There are more than a few companies who could benefit from watching this deck – and it doesn’t (really) matter what size your business is, the principals remain true, it’s just the speed of uptake which will be the variable.

Discuss.


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June 17th, 2009 07:48:20