Strategy, advice, and inspiration for digital marketing and social media experts

Where's the collaboration in enterprise collaboration tools?

December 12, 2013
Posted by: Dawn Lacallade, Chief Social Strategist, VP- Healthcare

Using social media platforms is gaining steam in enterprises — incrementally. But even for organizations that have begun to exploit social media platforms for external use, distributing information internally with enterprise collaboration tools remains immature. Enterprise social collaboration software is designed to enable social networking and knowledge sharing among employees. Collaboration technologies can also drive […]

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Five Tricks from Improv: Make Social Media Stories More Engaging Than SNL

December 11, 2013
Posted by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing

Storytelling has been marketing’s go-to buzzword for a couple years running. A well-told story that draws on the interests of its audience has the power to connect customers emotionally to a brand and make it unforgettable. But when it comes to social media, few marketers get storytelling right. Traditional advertising follows a broadcasting model, and […]

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Attention Brand Marketers in Social: Relationships Matter

November 19, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

When using social media, customers experience brands through dialogue and relationships. A savvy marketer’s first step in extending his or her brand into a social space is to think about what it would be like to experience that brand as a relationship—what are its dynamics? Why would your customer want to “make friends” with you […]

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Customers, Not Marketers, Invent the Best Social Strategy

November 15, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Social media implementation requires clear strategy paired with customer-driven execution. What that means is that the best companies approach the process with an exploratory, flexible, and collaborative attitude. When we were working with eBay, we built and managed discussion forums for seller support. This was initially intended to be a place where people who sold […]

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