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Social media seen through Google’s augmented reality lens

April 6, 2012 Comments


The release of this video from Google gives us a glimpse of what life might look like through the lens of Google’s augmented reality glasses. It poses as many questions as it answers but as you watch the video, you …

Posted in Consumers, GENERAL, Social media, Technology | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

 

How social listening serves customers and saves lives

March 27, 2012 Comments


I recently took a tour of Dell’s state-of-the-art Social Listening Center. You’ll see the various tools, filters and tracking that Dell does to stay on top of discussions about their brand and provide superior customer service. They have been leading this …

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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 …

Posted in Brands, Conferences, Creativity, Future, Leadership, MEDIA, Mobile, Social media, Technology, Thought leadership, We First | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

 

How brands build goodwill by supporting good work

March 19, 2012 Comments


I am a huge champion of brands supporting non-profits because both parties benefit so handsomely. For brands, the goodwill, loyalty and profit this inspires is invaluable in a marketplace where companies must prove themselves to be more meaningful to their …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Causes, Community, Facebook, Social media, We First | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

 

Why timing means everything to the success of your brand

March 15, 2012 Comments


In this age of real-time social and customer engagement I wanted to share two charts that dramatically demonstrate how important timing is to the success of your brand from both a macro and micro perspective. The first is a chart …

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Invisible Children, social media & how you can save the lives of children

March 8, 2012 Comments


This is an important film and I hope you share it. It is unconscionable as a father and a man that children are subjected to such unspeakable treatment. It’s also a chance for us to help just by sharing this …

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What technology has in mind for your brand’s future

March 5, 2012 Comments


Every corporation, start-up and non-profit faces multiple challenges today, most pressing of which is the pace of changing technology. But just as important is the ability to imagine what possibilities new mobile, gaming and social technologies all unlock for your …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Future, GENERAL, Mobile, Optimism, Purpose, Social Entrepreneurship, Social media, Thought leadership | Tagged , , , | 6 Comments

 

Let Go & Lead: How to engage customers in the social business marketplace

March 1, 2012 Comments


Simon Mainwaring: On Engagement in the Social Marketplace from Let Go & Lead on Vimeo. I recently had the privilege of being included in Gagen MacDonald’s fantastic ‘Let Go & Lead’ project and the interview just came out so I …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Causes, Consumers, Economy, Future, Leadership, Social media, Thought leadership, We First | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

 

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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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