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September 30, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

There is perhaps no more an inspiring leader of the environmental movement than Rick Ridgeway of Patagonia. In his capacity as the VP of Environmental Affairs, he has been charged with implementing the company’s core mission that reads—‘build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, and use business to inspire and implement solutions to the […]

There is perhaps no more an inspiring leader of the environmental movement than Rick Ridgeway of Patagonia. In his capacity as the VP of Environmental Affairs, he has been charged with implementing the company’s core mission that reads—‘build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, and use business to inspire and implement solutions to the …

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September 24, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

The web, social media, and smart phones have created a media landscape that is more fractured than ever. At the same time, they have facilitated a dialogue between companies and consumers that has led to new demands for authenticity, transparency, and accountability. As a result, smarter marketers and big brands are making three key strategic …

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September 18, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

There is no name more synonymous with social business than IBM and we are extremely fortunate that Chris Crummey will be sharing his expertise at the We First Brand Leadership Summit on Oct 7-8th in Los Angeles. Chris leads a global team of thought leaders focused on the areas of social business and digital experience. …

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September 10, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

Announcing the final speaker line-up at the 2014 We First Brand Leadership Summit – join us to build your social marketing plan for 2015 together. Getting your social marketing right is no easy task with technology and consumer behavior changing so quickly. That’s why we put together a very special, annual 2-day training event where …

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Filed Under: Brands, Causes, Community, Conferences, CSR, Leadership, Media, Non-profits, Purpose, Sustainability, Thinking, Values Tagged With: branding, Brands, Business, Causes, Coca Cola, CSR, Facebook, IBM, Marketing, non-profits, Nutiva, Participant Media, Patagonia, purpose, seminar, social branding, social business, Social change, sustainability, unilever, Values, We First

January 30, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

On Wednesday, the first We First Social Branding Seminar begins. Our team has prepared an event that we believe will be truly unique and valuable to the success of the brands that are coming. But that would not have been possible without your help in spreading the message. There are so many people I want …

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Filed Under: Advertising, Books, Brands, Causes, Community, Conferences, CSR, Economy, Facebook, Future, Leadership, Non-profits, Optimism, Other, Philanthropy, Purpose, Social, Thinking, Values, We First Tagged With: carol cone, Robert Tercek, seminar, Simon Mainwaring, social branding blueprint, Thank You, We First, We First Social Branding Seminar

December 12, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

At the dawn of this 21st century, the problems of the world remain massive. Nearly 4 billion people live on less than $3 per day, 1 billion are undernourished, and roughly 8 million children die per year before the age of five, many of whom succumb to illnesses that could have been inexpensively treated or …

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Filed Under: Books, Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, Consumers, Economy, Future, Non-profits, Other, Social, Technology, Values, We First Tagged With: Brian Reich, CSR, seminar, Social media, We First

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