Sales still an important factor behind brand social media efforts

Aug 31, 2010 by

Despite well documented examples of brands maintaining Twitter feeds, and using them to respond to customers, customer service is by...

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Why are a lot of brands still so old school?

Oct 27, 2008 by

Over on Social Media Today, (spotted thanks to Trevor Young) Michael Brito has an excellent post which asks “why do some...

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"Join the conversation?" You might not be invited

Jul 11, 2008 by

“Join the conversation”….for a lot of brands it sounds beguiling. You mean, instead of paying through the nose...

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"They look like Facebook"

Jul 7, 2008 by

That statement points to one of the reasons why Hilary Clinton failed to secure the Presidential nomination for the Democratic Party...

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The five deadly sins of social media…a few more

Jul 1, 2008 by

Last week we talked about Joseph Jaffe’s five sins of social media and how brands and agencies often get it wrong by trying to...

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Advertisers steer clear of social networks

Apr 16, 2008 by

Two stats this year from the European Interactive Advertising Association: More than half of UK web users used social networks in...

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