Tag Archives: Cause marketing

Why caring is now the key to your brand’s success

February 6, 2012 Comments


No book could be more important or timely than Who Cares Wins by David Jones of Havas.  There is a growing awareness that the business revolution brought about by social media is bringing with it an equally transformation in the …

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Why cause marketing is an inside job

November 16, 2011 Comments


Despite the wonderful work and contributions made by corporate foundations through their cause marketing campaigns, there is a fundamental obstacle that cause marketers must overcome if they hope to truly have the impact our world at scale and build the bottom-lines. This …

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Why brands that do good must also do it well

March 4, 2011 10 Comments


More brands are waking up to their social responsibility and doing good work through cause marketing campaigns. Yet too many still go about it the wrong way. I mean ‘wrong’ in two senses.  Firstly, they are marketing ineffectively, and secondly, …

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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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