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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Last week, Elon Musk unveiled the much-anticipated Tesla Model 3, which is set for release in 2017 at a starting price of $35,000. Much has been written about the car itself, encompassing everything from its affordable price point to its standard autopilot feature. Yet perhaps the most impressive feature of the launch is not the […]

Last week, Elon Musk unveiled the much-anticipated Tesla Model 3, which is set for release in 2017 at a starting price of $35,000. Much has been written about the car itself, encompassing everything from its affordable price point to its standard autopilot feature. Yet perhaps the most impressive feature of the launch is not the …

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The marketing world is understandably enamored with Millennials, the generation born between the 1980’s and mid-2000’s. Their buying power and fluency with social media has made them critical to a brand’s bottom line and to leveraging today’s fast changing social technologies to amplify awareness, loyalty and sales. What few brands understand, however, is what makes …

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As more and more brands are recognizing the benefits of joining the sustainability conversation happening around the world, a critical first step is to look inwardly at your products or services before sharing externally purpose-driven positioning and communications. At the core, what you sell or offer is the most the fundamental representation and expression of …

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It’s official. 2015 wasn’t just the hottest year on record. It left 2014 far behind according to NASA and NOAA that independently released figures this week. NASA reported that the earth was with a.13 degrees Celsius compared to an average annual variation normally measured in 100ths of a degree. NOAA saw an even greater rise …

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Social media has given consumers unprecedented power and connectivity, transforming the role they can play in amplifying a brand’s story. Once a brand acknowledges this power, the strategies it needs to adopt to engage customers become readily apparent. One of the most important strategies is for brand’s to make customers the hero of the story, …

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How do brands build or maintain a leadership position within their customer community? How do brands consistently engage and inspire audiences? What can brands do to shape culture, shift behavior and ultimately contribute to bettering our world? The domain of inspired activism is no longer restricted to non-profits and NGO’s, but has moved into the …

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