Zynga Brings Back Offers And Begins Testing New “Engagement Ads”

Posted on January 13th, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

This evening Mark Pincus, the CEO of Zynga, announced on his blog that Zynga would begin phasing back in offers after temporarily shutting them down due to the whole “ScamVille” controversy. The …

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A Framework for Social Media in Crisis Management

Posted on January 13th, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

This presentation which I and Jamie Moeller delivered recently through our partnership with the Wall Street Journal (and thanks to Thomas Crampton), offers a solid framework for Digital Crisis Manag…

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95% of ‘new news’ still from traditional media

Posted on January 12th, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

It’s a simple truth that the vast majority of blog posts such as this one draw on existing news stories and then build on them in some fashion.    Hence the statistic from the Pew Research Center …

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95% of ‘new news’ still from traditional media

How to Write Compelling Social News Headlines

Posted on January 11th, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

Crafting unmissable headlines which resonate with social web users is something which appears deceptively simple. Yet it’s an art form requiring writers, bloggers and marketers to craft thousands o…

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Beyond the Campaign: Crowdsourcing & Co-Creation with Glaceau

Posted on January 11th, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

     Recently Glaceau engaged its followers via Facebook to define a new flavor. It is a classic example of a co-creation exercise with customers and has three qualities worth paying attention to: …

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Doing business in a social world

Posted on January 11th, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

A Manifesto for Social Business | CustomerThink – CRM, CEM & Social Media This is a great post; a couple snippets: “It’s not about ‘influencers’ per se, but the social networks in which influe…

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Do we live in a bribery economy?

Posted on January 10th, 2010 in Social Media | Comments Off

Discounts! Coupons! X% off! We all love a sweet deal. I mean, who doesn’t want an incentive to purchase a product or service? It’s what persuades our behaviors as consumers to pick one brand over an…

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Do we live in a bribery economy?