Tag Archives: CSR

Top ten reasons to buy We First

June 7, 2011 Comments


An investment in a book these days has to add value to your life. Not just because of the expense, but more so because of your investment of time. With that in mind I wanted to share ten reasons to …

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We First: Launch video to share

June 7, 2011 Comments


Today is launch Day for We First. I am so proud to be a part of the conversation that is allowing brands and consumers to make a bigger positive impact on the world and to find greater fulfillment themselves. This …

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What consumers now want from brands and what to do about it

June 2, 2011 Comments


Few CEOs, CMOs or business executives are in any doubt that the business marketplace is being transformed by the impact of social media. Perhaps the most consequential change is a shift in the expectations of consumers. As an extension of …

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How brands ensure purpose doesn’t end up as greenwashing

May 2, 2011 Comments


As the business marketplace moves closer towards being a comprehensive social experience, the onus falls upon brands to be more defined in terms of what they stand for, their core values and how they communicate them to their community of …

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Patagonia: How a brand remakes an industry and our world (Part 2)

April 25, 2011 Comments


SM: Hi I’m Simon Mainwaring, and I’m here at the Flagship store of Patagonia HQ in Ventura, California. I have a special guest here today: Rick Ridgeway, who is the VP for Environmental Initiatives.  I’m super excited to talk to …

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What to do when good brands make bad things? Or bad brands do good?

September 27, 2010 77 Comments


Pepsi makes brown sugar water that can contribute to obesity. Dove’s ‘Real beauty’ campaign was created by Unilever that also does the Axe campaign. Walmart has raised the bar on sustainability standards. In fact, almost every brand doing meaningful work can …

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Brands, explain yourself!

March 11, 2010 Comments


This is such a period of amazing transformation for brands, the advertising industry, corporations, media and consumers. Each player not only has to make sense of a new marketplace but has to remake themselves in order to thrive. Finally they …

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What GOOD magazine is doing to make us even greater

October 20, 2009 12 Comments


I follow GOOD magazine on twitter and have been receiving tweets about the first ever GOOD 100, which celebrates the most exciting entrepreneurs of the year. So I went to their site and spent some time exploring the companies that …

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