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How the smartest brands use social media to sky-rocket their reputation, profits and social impact

April 4, 2013 Comments


I recently had the pleasure of speaking at the iStrategy Conference in Melbourne. tThe day was special for three very important reasons. First, it was great to be included in the conference. Second, it was the first time I ever …

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Insights from Social Good Brazil: Strategies for driving social change

March 4, 2013 Comments


Social Good Brazil Report | 2012 from Social Good Brasil I was super excited to be one of the speakers at Social Good Brazil in Florianopolis in November last year. There were fantastic presentations from thought leaders like Peter Sims …

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Social Good Brazil: Great minds, technology and people driving social change

October 30, 2012 Comments


Brazil is fast becoming one of the world’s leaders in sustainability and socially responsible business. From November 6-8 – 2012 I’m heading Florianopolis in Brazil to keynote the Social Good Brazil – The Seminar, that unites thought leaders, business leaders and …

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How your brand wins over empowered customers to profit from social commerce

May 16, 2012 Comments


I recently had the pleasure of speaking at there First Data ‘Engaging Today’s Empowered Customer’ Summit in New Orleans where we discussed in detail the shifts that financial institutions, credit card associations, and merchants across all industries must make in …

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Robert Tercek: The rising impact of social media, big data and media disruption

March 21, 2012 Comments


I was so thrilled when Robert Tercek kindly agreed to speak at the We First seminar. His talk was inspiring, confronting, educational, and rousing in equal measure. Everyone loved it and got so much out of it. For those that …

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Pics from the We First Social Branding Seminar

February 13, 2012 Comments


The We First Social Branding Seminar was great fun and a huge success. We had the pleasure of spending two days in the rooftop ballroom with over 140 brands including folks from Coca-Cola, Disney, AOL/HuffPo, and TOMS. In so doing …

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Thanks to you the We First Social Branding Seminar is sold out

January 30, 2012 Comments


On Wednesday, the first We First Social Branding Seminar begins. Our team has prepared an event that we believe will be truly unique and valuable to the success of the brands that are coming. But that would not have been …

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What’s the real value of the We First Social Branding Seminar?

January 23, 2012 Comments


We’re now in the final week of registration for the We First Social Branding Seminar and I wanted to share some thoughts as to its real value to your business. There are so many conferences and training events to choose from, …

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About Simon Mainwaring

Simon Mainwaring is founder of We First, a social branding consulting firm that helps companies, non-profits and individuals use social media to build communities, profits and positive impact.

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