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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I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving! I had a fantastic time in Australia with my Mum. So this morning I just caught up with a bunch of emails and requests from folks saying they missed the Social Branding Blueprint special offer because they were away for Thanksgiving. So to be fair we’re making the […]

I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving! I had a fantastic time in Australia with my Mum. So this morning I just caught up with a bunch of emails and requests from folks saying they missed the Social Branding Blueprint special offer because they were away for Thanksgiving. So to be fair we’re making the …

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As the days when social media was pegged as a fad drift from memory, mobile advertising has risen to take its place. Will mobile ads be effective, what ad format works best, who will win the mobile payments battle and why? Yet a quick glance at the infographic by Luma (above) should be enough to assure anyone …

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As social media matures, apps proliferate and new enterprise platforms appear everyday, it’s almost impossible to track with all the changes let alone integrate them into your company. With that in mind I felt it might be useful to distill and  isolate ten trends that are reshaping the social business marketplace as we speak. 1. The …

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When you look at this rather frightening infographic of social media landscape from Buddy Media/Luma, it’s easy to feel lost and overwhelmed. And it’s true that each day presents new opportunities and complexities for social media engagement and management. Yet this infographic also provides a rare chance to see the largers social media landscape and …

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As the Facebook IPO Roadshow shifts into high gear, it seems relevant to consider exactly what value Facebook can offer your brand and business. While the addition of Instagram and Glancee has done much to sure up their mobile capacities (as yet only in perception), the core business opportunities cannot be underestimated. The roster of …

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