Tag Archives: Advertising

How social ads are winning over advertisers and consumers

May 14, 2012 Comments


Over the last two years we have seen a steady shift from Google Search to Social Search as consumers, faced with an overwhelming amount of choices and information, are turning to their peers within social networks for trusted recommendations as …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Facebook, Social media | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

 

The future of TV, advertising and social media by Dan Wieden

April 20, 2012 Comments


Having had the privilege of working at Wieden & Kennedy in Portland for several years on Nike, there’s little else that I could offer that has more value than the insights of Dan Wieden himself. We celebrated the 30th anniversary …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Community, Creativity, Social media, Thought leadership | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

 

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

 

Facebook & Twitter to Madison Avenue: Your future is social

February 29, 2012 Comments


In the run-up to the Facebook IPO a day doesn’t pass without another announcement as to how social networks are monetizing the valuable personal data banks they oversee. A boon for marketers, these ad platforms inspire further privacy concerns for …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Community, Facebook, Future, Mobile, Social media, Twitter | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

 

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 …

Posted in Brands, Causes, Community, Conferences, Future, Leadership, Non-profits, Social Entrepreneurship, Social media, We First | Tagged , , , , , | 4 Comments

 

Why effective branding is about doing, not telling

January 26, 2012 Comments


I had the pleasure of speaking at the San Diego Ad Club last week after Dan Burrier, the Chief Innovation Officer at Ogilvy and my former boss on the Motorola account. Not only is Dan a friend and someone I greatly admire, but he said …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, Consumers, CSR, Economy, Future, GENERAL, Leadership, Purpose, Social Entrepreneurship, Social media, Social Networking, Technology, Thought leadership, Values, We First | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

 

Tweet Memories: Top Ten Posts of 2011

January 6, 2012 Comments


As we wave good-bye to 2011 it’s always fun to look back at some of the ground we covered in the news, our thinking and our lives. Here’s the ten most popular posts for 2011 from my blog and thanks …

Posted in Brands, Community, Consumers, Social media, We First | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

 

Twitter just redesigned how brands and customers relate. Now it’s your turn.

December 14, 2011 Comments


Twitter is in the process of rolling out yet another complete redesign, and this one is not only Twitter is rolling out a redesign that not only simplifies the user experience but also presents important new ways for brands to …

Posted in Advertising, Brands, GENERAL, Mobile, Social Entrepreneurship, Social media, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment