Tag Archives: CSR

Smart Trust: Your must-read guide building trust to ignite your brand

January 10, 2012 Comments


No topic strikes at the heart of so many problems challenging our country, the private sector, and business success than the issue of trust. Today’s marketplace is almost defined by a lack, or loss, of trust. This is borne out …

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How Corporations Become Responsible and Profitable Corporate Citizens

December 12, 2011 Comments


At the dawn of this 21st century, the problems of the world remain massive. Nearly 4 billion people live on less than $3 per day, 1 billion are undernourished, and roughly 8 million children die per year before the age …

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BrandKarma: How customers rate and reward socially responsible brands

October 31, 2011 Comments


Today I wanted to write about the relaunch of BrandKarma, which I have mentioned before as one of the examples of platforms that empower customers to be mindful consumers, and therefore help to create a private sector that also functions …

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Social media and climate change: How communities can change the course of history

September 13, 2011 Comments


Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States and a force behind the climate change debate and the film An Inconvenient Truth, has just announced a 24- hour worldwide presentation called “24-Hours of Reality” to combat the country’s growing …

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Blake Canterbury and BeRemedy: The power of social media and community combined

August 12, 2011 Comments


Yesterday I had the pleasure of meeting Blake Canterbury, founder of BeRemedy.org, which is a smart new idea for using social media to enlist community support to solve problems within that community. here’s what he had to share. SM: Blake, …

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Brand/Cause partnerships: GMC & Invisible People – Part 1

July 10, 2011 Comments


In We First I champion brand and cause partnerships because they provide benefits to both parties. So what is the value to a brand that supports a cause and what value does a cause find in such a partnership? I …

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Blake Mycoskie on TOMS new One for One Eyewear: Part 2

June 24, 2011 Comments


I recently had the great pleasure of chatting with Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes about the expansion of his wonderful One for One concept to eyewear that has an equally inspiring and meaningful impact on the lives of others as …

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Blake Mycoskie on TOMS new One for One Eyewear: Part 1

June 22, 2011 Comments


I recently had the great pleasure of chatting with Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS shoes about the expansion of his wonderful One for One concept to eyewear that has an equally inspiring and meaningful impact on the lives of others …

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