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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November 28, 2011

Two exciting We First announcements

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Today I’m super excited to announce two very special speakers for the upcoming We First Social Branding Seminar. The event is being held on February 1st and 2nd at the Marina Del Rey Marriot hotel in Los Angeles, and focuses on what I consider the most important business issue for any company today – how […]

Today I’m super excited to announce two very special speakers for the upcoming We First Social Branding Seminar. The event is being held on February 1st and 2nd at the Marina Del Rey Marriot hotel in Los Angeles, and focuses on what I consider the most important business issue for any company today – how …

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November 21, 2011

3 facts that will shape the future of branding, marketing and social media

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Havas Media just came out with an insightful new report entitled, “Meaningful Brands For A Sustainable Future.” One of the most telling aspects of the report was how it revealed the often-overlooked punitive side of the social business marketplace.  Specifically, that means the growing awareness and capacity of consumers to punish brands for their duplicitous …

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November 16, 2011

Why cause marketing is an inside job

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Despite the wonderful work and contributions made by corporate foundations through their cause marketing campaigns, there is a fundamental obstacle that cause marketers must overcome if they hope to truly have the impact our world at scale and build the bottom-lines. This obstacle is the integration of purpose into their for-profit business model. Much like sustainability, for …

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November 14, 2011

Doing well by doing good by the numbers

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Making the business case for doing good is absolutely critical to meaningful shift in corporate behavior to address our current economic crises and build a better world. fortunately that is easier than ever thanks to great new research and resources being made available by like-minded institutions. 1. The first resource I want to share is the …

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November 9, 2011

Interview with Shireen Chada: Spirituality and social media

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbaKz_nAYOo I recently had the chance to explore an interesting perspective on social media – that of Shireen, who as a member of the Brahma Kumaris at Peace Village in the Catskills, who provided invaluable insights into a more spiritual perspective on social technology. SM:  Hi I’m Simon Mainwaring, and I’m hear at IVOH at Peace Village …

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