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December 21, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

Instagram’s unsurprising back down over changes to its Terms and Conditions is yet another example of the ongoing tension between access and privacy that pervades the social media space. Time will tell whether the concessions made by Instagram will prove sufficient or whether its creep away from prioritizing the user over the advertiser will prove […]

Instagram’s unsurprising back down over changes to its Terms and Conditions is yet another example of the ongoing tension between access and privacy that pervades the social media space. Time will tell whether the concessions made by Instagram will prove sufficient or whether its creep away from prioritizing the user over the advertiser will prove …

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Filed Under: Brands, Consumers, Facebook, Future Tagged With: Facebook, Instagram, privacy

December 17, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

The 2102 Social Media Report from Nielsen is out and one thing is clear – social media usage shows no signs of declining thanks to smartphones and mobile apps. In fact, in July of 2012, users averaged 88.48 minutes, a number that jumped 58% to 121.18 minutes in July of 2012. Most importantly, however, the report justifies …

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Filed Under: Advertising, Brands, Social Tagged With: Nielsen Report, reputation, Social media

December 14, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

It may seem counter-intuitive but major shifts in both technology and consumer behavior have dramatically changed the dynamics that decide what advertising succeeds in today’s social business marketplace. For decades, traditional media like television, print, and radio have been broadcast channels that engaged in a one-way monologue with their customers telling them what to think, …

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Filed Under: Advertising, Brands, Consumers, Purpose, Social Tagged With: purpose, Social media, We First

December 5, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

JWTIntelligence has released its top ten predictions for 2013, each of which is worth reviewing and considering not just because all may be relevant to your business, but because all ten trends are connected in this increasingly complex social business marketplace. Consider for a moment how each of the following ten trends are related to …

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Filed Under: Advertising, Brands, Future, Other, Social Tagged With: 2013 trends, Pedictive Web, Social media

December 3, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

Many people are wondering who will win the advertising war between TV and social media. It seems like TV is as popular as ever and yet so many people have their eyes glued to their Facebook, Twitter or Instagram accounts? So who will win? Which has more impact on sales and customer engagement ? Where should you …

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Filed Under: Advertising, Brands, Future, Media, Social Tagged With: Advertising, Social media, Social TV

November 29, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

As we prepare to downshift our minds for the holidays I thought it might be fun to create a snapshot of what brands that succeed in 2013 will look like. It may help to orientate our minds as they do a lot of important unconscious work over the holiday break. Its so rare these days …

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Filed Under: Advertising, Brands, Consumers, Future, Mobile, Purpose, Social, We First Tagged With: mobile, social branding, Social media

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