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Why social good is good business for brands and advertising

October 19, 2011 Comments


I recently had the pleasure of chatting to Mark Woerde who’s great new book takes a deep dive into research that explains why social good is increasingly important to consumers around the world and therefore brands. Plus here is a …

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GUEST SPEAKER: CAMERON SINCLAIR, ARCH. FOR HUMANITY, TED PRIZE WINNER

February 19, 2010 Comments


Cameron Sinclair founded the wonderful organization Architecture for Humanity that does so much meaningful work in distressed areas like Burma, New Orleans and now Haiti. What’s so exciting about their work is their commitment to emergency and long-term relief, their …

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Guest interview: Sean Rad, CEO of Ad.ly on in-stream advertising, analytics and the future

February 3, 2010 Comments


Few companies launched on twitter with more bang than ad.ly. As an in-stream advertising platform that enables users to publish content and be paid for it, their arrival attracted a lot of discussion and exponential success. Sean kindly shares what …

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Guest Interview: Jay Samit, CEO, Social Vibe, on brand/consumer contribution

December 21, 2009 Comments


This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jay Samit, CEO of SocialVibe, a cause-focused advertising platform that connects consumers with brands to drive social contribution. What’s so refreshing is they only ask consumers to direct their attention …

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Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer, Netflix, on Blockbuster, movies and the future: Part 1

December 10, 2009 Comments


Right now Netflix is at the center of a war for eyeballs and distribution being fought out between Netflix, Blockbuster, cable companies, studios and, well, pretty much everybody. Just as online technology has transformed the music business and is transforming …

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Special Interview: Rishad Tobaccowala on advertising’s digital and social media future

December 4, 2009 Comments


I recently had the great privilege of speaking with Rishad Tobaccowala regarding the future of advertising and the role of social media. Rishad has been running Publicis Groupe’s innovation unit, Denuo, that focused on areas like social media, gaming and …

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GUEST INTERVIEW: Joe Shands, Creative Director

November 11, 2009 Comments


This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with Joe Shands who has worked as Creative Director at Goodby Silverstein, San Francisco, Wieden & Kennedy, Portland, and TBWA\Chiat\Day, Los Angeles, creating truly memorable advertising campaigns. You can see a …

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GUEST INTERVIEW: Lawrence Azerrad, LAD Design

November 4, 2009 Comments


Here are few examples of Lawrence’s design work and you can always reach him here.

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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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