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January 18, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

I wanted to share this video with you that features David Kirkpatrick, the author of The Facebook Effect, talking about the impact of social tools and technology on the way consumers and citizens around the world are demanding change. He does a wonderful job of articulating how the internet has heightened awareness around the world of […]

I wanted to share this video with you that features David Kirkpatrick, the author of The Facebook Effect, talking about the impact of social tools and technology on the way consumers and citizens around the world are demanding change. He does a wonderful job of articulating how the internet has heightened awareness around the world of …

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Filed Under: Causes, Community, Consumers, Economy, Facebook, Future, Globalization, Government, Leadership, Mobile, Non-profits, Optimism, Other, Philanthropy, Purpose, Social, Technology, Thinking, Twitter, Values Tagged With: david kirkpatrick, Facebook, social good, Social media, social technology, Twitter

January 13, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

http://youtu.be/eOX6CPC9GnA Last week I had the pleasure of joining other guests on This Week in Social Media with host, Robert Tercek. As always, it was a lively discussion ranging from the rise of Google+, to citizen and consumer activism, to the future of journalism. I hope you enjoy it.

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Filed Under: Brands, Community, Consumers, Facebook, Future, Mobile, Other, Social, Technology, Thinking, Twitter Tagged With: branding, Facebook, Google, google plus, Robert Tercek, social good, Social media

January 10, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

No topic strikes at the heart of so many problems challenging our country, the private sector, and business success than the issue of trust. Today’s marketplace is almost defined by a lack, or loss, of trust. This is borne out by research by the world’s largest PR firm, Edelman, whose 2011 Trust Barometer found that …

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Filed Under: Books, Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Community, Consumers, CSR, Economy, Future, Globalization, Leadership, Optimism, Other, Purpose, Thinking, Values Tagged With: CSR, Greg Link, Smart Trust, social good, Stephen Covey, Trust

January 6, 2012 by Simon Mainwaring

As we wave good-bye to 2011 it’s always fun to look back at some of the ground we covered in the news, our thinking and our lives. Here’s the ten most popular posts for 2011 from my blog and thanks for sharing your time and attention with me. 1. How non-profits use Facebook to build …

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Filed Under: Brands, Community, Consumers, Social, We First Tagged With: 2011, Advertising, Blog, branding, social good, Social media

December 8, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

This was an exciting week for We First, not just because of the book appeared on a Times Square billboard (huge thanks to PR Newswire for making this possible), but more because of what that represents. Like most authors, you write a book because you have ideas you want to share in the hope that …

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Filed Under: Advertising, Books, Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Conferences, Consumers, Leadership, Non-profits, Other, Social, Thinking, We First Tagged With: branding, Community, social good, Social media, We First

November 14, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

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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Filed Under: Advertising, Brands, Capitalism, Causes, Consumers, CSR, Future, Non-profits, Philanthropy, Purpose, Social, Thinking, We First Tagged With: branding, Consumers, social good, Social media

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