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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http://youtu.be/t9vK1g_I56I For-profit and non-profit partnerships are critical to the future of branding and sustainable capitalism. Yet both are facing different but complementary challenges. For-profit brands must become more purposeful if they are to be meaningful to their customers lives inspiring loyalty goodwill and profits using social media. Non-profits must become more effective storytelling that then […]

http://youtu.be/t9vK1g_I56I For-profit and non-profit partnerships are critical to the future of branding and sustainable capitalism. Yet both are facing different but complementary challenges. For-profit brands must become more purposeful if they are to be meaningful to their customers lives inspiring loyalty goodwill and profits using social media. Non-profits must become more effective storytelling that then …

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I had a chance to dive into Brian Solis’ new book, The End of Business As Usual this weekend. What Brian does so well is take the competing trends that are changing the marketplace, as well their impact on consumer sentiment and behavior, and helps us think through the ways we must reframe our businesses and our …

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I finally had the chance to visit Google, a business, brand and creative powerhouse I have admired for years. I spoke there about We First as part of their authors series. Everyone was super gracious and I now understand why it’s such a desirable place to work. They really do everything they can to inspire …

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_yg02dWvkQ I recently had the pleasure of chatting to Mark Woerde who’s great new book takes a deep dive into research that explains why social good is increasingly important to consumers around the world and therefore brands. Plus here is a link to Mark’s great slideshare presentation. SM: Hi, I’m Simon Mainwaring and I’m here …

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Today is super exciting because we’re announcing the first We First Social Branding Seminar to be held in Los Angeles on February 1-2, 2012. We’re holding a seminar for one simple reason: to give large brands, non-profits, social entrepreneurs, start-ups and personal brands the absolutely critical information and skills they need to survive and succeed …

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The outpouring of support and respect for Steve Jobs was not only a testament to the creativity, passion and brilliance of the man, but also what’s possible for the corporate leaders of America. What if every corporate leader was as singularly associated with a positive impact on society as Steve Jobs was for humanizing design? …

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