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Why We Need a Global Brand Initiative

May 14, 2013 Comments


Last month, the United Nations marked 1000 days until the 2015 deadline of the “Millennium Development Goals,” a program started in 2000 with the goal of eliminating the worst impacts of human poverty within 15 years. This countdown was, in …

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Free We First webinar: How your business becomes a contagious social brand

April 12, 2013 Comments


This year We First promised to deliver more valuable free training to help you build your brand reputation, community and positive social impact. So we’re very excited to announce the first free webinar in this new series to be held …

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Be Remedy: Your chance to change the lives of so many through so little

April 2, 2013 Comments


Be Remedy is an inspiring demonstration of the ability of social media to empower people to be the change they want to create in the world. The concept launched by Blake Canterbury in Atlanta two years ago is as simple …

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The rise in social ad budgets and what it means for your brand

March 14, 2013 Comments


Recent studies conducted by Digiday for Vizu as reported by eMarketer show that marketers are looking to increase spend. In fact 64% of respondents said they will increase paid social media ad spends. This research demonstrates modest growing importance of social media ad spend with the …

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Is this the end of purpose driven ads or a new beginning?

March 7, 2013 Comments


I noticed the article by Rance Crain in Forbes this week in which he questioned whether the end of purpose driven ad is nigh because “none of it worked.” While Crain lays out the case “for” and “against” I would …

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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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‘What’s The Future of Business?’ by Brian Solis: A Must Read

March 1, 2013 Comments


I am always excited when Brian Solis comes out with a new book. As an avid reader of his blog, I have come to deeply respect his insights into social business and customer behavior and this new book is no …

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The art of inspiring customers to champion your brand

February 22, 2013 Comments


APCO Worldwide just completed a global study into corporate and consumer relations and launched a Champion Brand Index which rates companies on their ability to inspire customers to promote their brand. APCO’s Index measures corporate brand value among more than 500 …

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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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