Most communicators realize pitching the story is the easy part — if there’s a compelling story to tell. Our communications specialists in Ireland
apply lessons from the late Kurt Vonnegut, revealing the “simplicity of effective storytelling.”
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Storytelling Made Simple: Lessons From Kurt Vonnegut
Posted on February 1st, 2012 | More Branding · Crisis Communications · Reputation Management · Word of Mouth
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10 Lists + 10 Predictions: A Look at the ‘Year of the User’
What would a listing of the top 10 marketing and social media trends look like? The digital specialists from Fleishman DNA
provide the answer, as well as 10 broad predictions for “year of the user.”Posted on January 23rd, 2012 | More B2C · Digital & Social Media · Mobile · Technology · Word of Mouth
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Should Marketing Massage Ego?
Word of mouth specialist Spike Jones
looks at three E’s of marketing — and explains why it’s sometimes necessary to be an “ego feeder.”Posted on January 20th, 2012 | More B2C · Digital & Social Media · Word of Mouth
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Two Sides of the Google Social Search
Is Google’s new social search function a reminder that the company is “not a benevolent being”? Our communications specialists in Canada
look at the arguments for and against the new feature — and why many marketers are in a huff.Posted on January 17th, 2012 | More B2C · Digital & Social Media · SEM & SEO · Word of Mouth
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Problem Solved? An Influence-Measurement Solution.
Despite Klout, Kred and others, brands have yet to solve the influence-measurement problem. Word of mouth specialist Spike Jones
offers a solution that might “crack that nut.”Posted on January 12th, 2012 | More B2C · Digital & Social Media · Mobile · Word of Mouth
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Will New Tweetdeck #Fail?
In an open letter to Twitter, digital specialist Justin Goldsborough
reviews recent changes to Tweetdeck, discussing why it appears the brand “put money before usability.”Posted on December 20th, 2011 | More Branding · Digital & Social Media · Word of Mouth
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PR’s 10 Reasons to Give Thanks
Digital specialist Justin Goldsborough
shares 10 reasons why the PR industry should give thanks. The list includes bloggers, more owned channels and the item that keeps us from “making decisions with blinders on.” Posted on November 21st, 2011 | More Digital & Social Media · Research · Word of Mouth
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Social Media Trends With an Internal Twist
User-generated content — it’s not just for websites anymore. The team from B2E Comm
puts “an internal spin” on four social media trends.Posted on November 3rd, 2011 | More Digital & Social Media · Employees · Internal Communications · Word of Mouth
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Blogging, Search and the Dewey Decimal Connection
Digital specialist Justin Goldsborough
revisits the Dewey Decimal System and shares three ideas on how it helps with “understanding search and the value of blogging.”Posted on October 19th, 2011 | More Digital & Social Media · Word of Mouth
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Are Social Media Influencers Going Extinct?
Word of mouth specialist Spike Jones
talks about online attacks on brands and explains why the “days of the social media influencer” appear numbered.Posted on October 11th, 2011 | More B2C · Branding · Digital & Social Media · Word of Mouth