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

The Social CMO

February 20, 2014
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Remember those days long ago when people tried to reduce marketing to “the guys who make the ads”? It wasn’t really true then, but it definitely isn’t true now. Today’s successful B-to-B CMO—that is, the one leading their company to growth—isn’t thinking about ad spots so much as she’s thinking about Marketechture, the way a […]

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Is Your Company at Risk for Brand Schizophrenia?

January 21, 2014
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

At so many companies, the marketing mix is divided into silos. Social media is often bolted on as an afterthought, and frequently handled by a number of different agencies or individuals. The result is often “schizophrenic” messaging, the inconsistency of which confuses and scares off customers. We once had a client whose Facebook page was […]

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New Year’s ReSOLUTIONS: Balancing Better

December 20, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Our company, LiveWorld, through the great efforts of our team, has seen good progress in the last few years. Along with that, we’ve had team members repeatedly come close to burning out—including me. I’d like to see us continue to grow and do well, but in a more balanced fashion. Some of this is better […]

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6 Social Media Trends of 2013 and What They Mean for the Future

Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

Our team at LiveWorld recently brainstormed what we see as the top social media trends looking back at 2013 — not just to play quarterbacks, but as an exercise to help us look forward at what’s coming next year. This is our combined take, based on our experiences working with over 175 brands from the […]

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