Simon Mainwaring

We First provides consulting and training to help companies tell the story of their good work in ways that build their business

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This morning charity: water launched their newest video, a 3-minute animation showing how Water Changes Everything. It’s both a demonstration of powerful storytelling around the critical issue of clean water for millions of people, and an inspiring example of how we can use social media to rally support for a cause  by building a community […]

This morning charity: water launched their newest video, a 3-minute animation showing how Water Changes Everything. It’s both a demonstration of powerful storytelling around the critical issue of clean water for millions of people, and an inspiring example of how we can use social media to rally support for a cause  by building a community …

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This week Apple employees joined the ‘It Gets Better’ campaign in support of gay, lesbian and transgender rights. The campaign got started last year after college student Tyler Clementi jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge after his roommate used a Webcam to film and broadcast Clementi’s sexual encounter with another man. In …

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXsZYCokL7k At SXSW this year I had the opportunity to talk to Brian Lindenbaum who, with has brother Scott, has launched some very exciting audio technology that has enormous potential for brands, non-profits and individual alike. Here’s how he explained Broadcastr. SM: Broadcastr allows you to geo tag sound anywhere you are which has enormous …

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I’ve written in the past about the great relief efforts of Zynga to aid the earthquake victims in Haiti. At the time I saw this as a powerful demonstration of what could become a consistent and transformative force for positive change in our world. In the shadow of the tragic consequences of the tsunami in …

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5sJQJYknsc As part of We First thinking, I have championed the use of social technology to scale positive chnage. a shift in the way brands and their communities relate. I had the pleasure of speaking to Stephen Johnson at SXSW about exactly how they are using a community engine to do just that. Here’s some …

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