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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July 5, 2012

Changing the corporate giving game: Charity Miles app

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Every month a raft of new apps appear to make your life easier. Fortunately, apps also appear to make the lives of others easier. And Charity Miles stands out for the way it makes giving seamless in one’s life. Here’s how it works. 1. The app allows an active person to choose which one of […]

Every month a raft of new apps appear to make your life easier. Fortunately, apps also appear to make the lives of others easier. And Charity Miles stands out for the way it makes giving seamless in one’s life. Here’s how it works. 1. The app allows an active person to choose which one of …

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July 2, 2012

How to use social media in ways no one else imagined

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That’s the thing about what’s new or the latest. You think that just by embracing it you’re doing enough to keep up with the market. But sadly, as the half life of social technology shrinks, the need to stand out even within the context of the latest and greatest is increasingly the only way to …

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June 24, 2012

Why social media means customer service can make or break your brand

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Customer service is often the lesser cousin to self-congratulatory brand marketing, and for a long time customers have simply endured this situation as they were effectively powerless to do anything about it. But no more. Increasing customer frustration is being match by growing pressure on brands to service the customers they have says the newly …

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June 20, 2012

Good Works! Your practical guide to corporate good initiatives

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It’s rare to find a book that is equal parts inspiring and practical. Good Works! by Phillip Kotler, David Hessekiel, and Nancy Lee is that rare read that shows you just how much is possible as an individual and a corporation, and what real value that can add to your business and our world. It’s …

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June 18, 2012

The expanding Social TV landscape and where your brand fits in

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A few weeks ago I shared an infographic of the social media landscape so that we can all consider our place and future in it. The impact of that inforgraphic is compounded when you consider the explosion of the Social TV ecosystem show above. This chart shows the main players in the Social TV landscape …

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June 14, 2012

Huge thanks on our one year anniversary

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At the risk of sounding like an old man, it’s amazing how time flies. It’s a year to the day that We First, the book, came out, and I wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support and contribution to a shift in perception and practice in the private sector. As social media …

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