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 […]

March 30, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

Last week I wrote about how important timing is to the success of your brand from a macro and micro point of view. Well, this is thrown into even starker relief when you consider what happens on the web in 60 seconds. Here are a few staggering facts: – 30 hours of video uploaded and …

March 21, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

http://youtu.be/PeX3H7wJkt4 I was so thrilled when Robert Tercek kindly agreed to speak at the We First seminar. His talk was inspiring, confronting, educational, and rousing in equal measure. Everyone loved it and got so much out of it. For those that missed the We First Social Branding Seminar, Robert has kindly let us share it …

January 9, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

We’re super excited to announce that Robert Tercek is a special guest speaker at ther We First Seminar on February 1-2 at the Marina del Rey Marriott in California. Robert is one of the world’s most prolific creator of interactive entertainment and former President of Digital Media for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, as well …

October 10, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMElY6pIA08 Last week I shared Part 1 of my interview with Sherry Turkle on the ‘Human Cost of Social Technology.’ Here is Part 2 where we discussed the impact of social media on our own sense of identity. SM: Hi, I’m Simon Mainwaring and I’m here at IVOH in the Catskills, and I’m here with …

October 6, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

In the context of the global economic meltdown, the Great Recession that followed, and the most recent protests around the Occupy Wall Street movement, it seems relevant to consider what fresh responses to trading practices are being volunteered to temper the worst excesses of ‘Me First’ financial practices. A new book by Michael Martin called …