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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August 11, 2009

Angry twitter, clever friendfeed: A lesson in creating desire

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The acquisition of friendfeed by facebook was more than the latest battle in the war for social networking supremacy. It was a timeless lesson in creating desire. The strategic positioning of friendfeed made their brand more than desirable. It was irresistable. Here’s a few reasons why and how they did it: KNOW WHO YOUR BOSS […]

The acquisition of friendfeed by facebook was more than the latest battle in the war for social networking supremacy. It was a timeless lesson in creating desire. The strategic positioning of friendfeed made their brand more than desirable. It was irresistable. Here’s a few reasons why and how they did it: KNOW WHO YOUR BOSS …

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August 6, 2009

Ten things the JK Wedding taught us about social media

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Now that the confetti has settled, and that wedding video has been consigned to the ‘one hit wonder’ file of Internet history (complete with its own parody below), it seems appropriate to consider what might be learned from such a startling sensation. Content that resonates so loudly across culture and the internet (12 million views …

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July 29, 2009

Prius ‘Harmony’: What Toyota did differently to expand its audience, brand and sales

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I recently worked as a writer on the new Prius ‘Harmony” campaign for Saatchi & Saatchi, LA (led by Mike McKay and Andrew Christou – full list of credits below). While the ads are on television a lot, there are less visible aspects to the campaign that – from a marketing point of view – …

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July 21, 2009

Surviving social media with your creativity intact

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I don’t know about you but I am awe-struck and often overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information available to us each day over the web. Add to that the real-time capacity of social media and it’s easy to feel under siege from new technology. While it isn’t life threatening, it can be deadly to …

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July 13, 2009

The Experience Revolution: How Augmented Reality is about to change how you live, advertise and brand

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A day doesn’t pass without a new augmented reality application for the iPhone 3GS making its tour of Twitter and the web. A recent example is the great London Tube app below. It’s utility can’t be denied. You simply hold up your phone wherever you are and the location, direction and distance to the nearest …

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July 6, 2009

Nike, Livestrong & Social Media: Why this work is so great

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Social media is not an end in itself. It’s not there to create ‘arm’s length’ relationships that exist only in “cyberspace” sheltering participants from intimacy through relative anonymity. Social media is there to enhance our experience of the real world. To allow us to connect, collaborate and inspire one another so that we might enrich …

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