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post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing “It should be noted that when your order came in earlier, a few of us sat around at break and talked about how awesome your taste and decision-making ability was. We hope you had a wonderful time on the site; we enjoyed cyber-hanging out with you.” The company who sold me boots last month […]
Quite a flurry has ensued over the last several days about the Pagelever study on Facebook tabs being down 53% since Facebook’s launch of Timeline. Hootsuite CEO, Ryan Holmes (@invoker), eloquently argues their near demise, and Strutta CEO, Ben Pickering (@bpicks), equally well taking the position “not so fast.” This isn’t a matter of tabs and apps being good or bad, or the category large […]
post by: Jenna Woodul The social media efforts of large companies typically start somewhere in the marketing department. However, in short order, it becomes apparent that a large portion of what customers want from a company is customer service. Marketing then sets up an escalation process for providing answers from customer service. Eventually, as we’re starting to see with […]
(Editor’s note: The following post by Peter comes as a response to a recent New York Times article, “Upending Anonymity, These Days the Web Unmasks Everyone.” An abridged version of this response was also left as a direct comment to the article) The article raises an important dynamic about the decline of anonymity with some positive and […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Many of the events we celebrate are keyed to relationships. Among them: Father’s Day, when we think of one life’s essential relationships; graduations, when we celebrate the achievement of our those who may be related via family or friendship; and weddings, when two who have developed a close personal relationship tie the knot. While these relationships are […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing In an interview from the summer 2011 edition of “sparks,” from Catalyst Strategies, LiveWorld CEO Peter Friedman explains how “social media is transforming interactions and brands through dialogue and relationships.” In the full Q&A interview that is embedded as a shareable/downloadable PDF at the bottom of this post, Peter also addresses these topics: How to […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Written by former LiveWorld employee, @BryanPerson. During our “31 Days of Facebook Marketing” series this month, we’ve covered several of the components that are needed for an effective Facebook brand marketing plan and program. To tie it all together, we’re mashing together our best practices into three key areas: creating content, advertising, and building the […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing Written by former LiveWorld employee, @BryanPerson. Should you depend on filtering tools to protect your brand against Facebook spam? In our view: no. And in a comment to an outstanding post from Intel’s Ekaterina Walter earlier today on “How to Respond to Facebook Attacks,” I explain why. Here’s the crux of my comment: I would suggest that businesses […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing If you’re in the business of listening and talking to your customers on Facebook, then you need a strong plan for brand response. From deciding whether, when, and how often you’ll respond to fan feedback and questions, there’s a whole range of issues to consider. As a guide for that planning, we’ve come up with this […]
post by: Matthew Hammer, VP- Marketing The list of successes for Eric Whitacre is a long one, including: His compositions have been commissioned and performed around the world by groups ranging from school music classes to the highest levels of professional ensembles; A US iTunes Store search returns 150 albums containing his music, including his own chart-topping 2010 release of Light […]
