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October 10, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

Social Media around the World 2012 (by InSites Consulting) from InSites Consulting Part 2 of a guest post by Steven Van Belleghem, author of The Conversation Company & The Conversation Manager. Part 1 is here. How to exploit all the possibilities of social media Here are the conclusions of our study of social media around the world. Our first conclusion […]

October 8, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

Part 1 of a guest post by Steven Van Belleghem, author of The Conversation Company & The Conversation Manager. A few days ago, InSites Consulting, SSI and No Problem! launched their “Social Media around the World 2012” study. One of the main conclusions of this year’s edition is the consumer’s eagerness to help companies on a structural …

October 3, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

With less than thirty-five days until this year’s Presidential election and early voting already underway, tonight’s debate represents a critical opportunity for both candidates to determine the outcome of the election. This is more than an issue of timing. The proliferation of citizen media, and especially social media, has given potential voters more information and …

October 1, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

Last week I had the pleasure of doing a keynote at the Televisa Conference in Mexico City. I talked about the shared future of TV and social media and wanted to pass on some thoughts from the event. I cannot stress enough how important the relationship between the two is, whether viewed through the lens …

September 14, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

The tragic unfolding of violence and protests at U.S. embassies around the world in response to the hateful anti-Islamic film created by an individual in the U.S. and posted on You Tube in an edited form, begs the question of why we can’t do a better job of managing inflammatory and potentially dangerous content before …

September 10, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

I recently wrote about what the famously creative brand, Uniqlo, did to make Pinterest their own and last week we saw another example emerge but this time for a very worthy cause. UNICEF demonstrated an inspired moment of creativity when they tapped into the undeniable materialism and self-interest of platforms such as Pinterest and The …