“Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community.” Quote by Simon Mainwaring
“Transforming a brand into a socially responsible leader doesn't happen overnight by simply writing new marketing and advertising strategies. It takes effort to identify a vision that your customers will find credible and aligned with their values.” WritingHappensValuesEffortLeaderVisionResponsibleStrategyMarketingCustomersAdvertisingBrandsPromotionTransformingCredible Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Creating a better world requires teamwork, partnerships, and collaboration, as we need an entire army of companies to work together to build a better world within the next few decades. This means corporations must embrace the benefits of cooperating with one another.” WorldNeedsMeanTogetherNextCompanyBenefitsCreatingArmyEmbraceDecadesCorporationsWorking TogetherTeamworkCollaborationPartnershipCooperating Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Social media demands a lot of us on top of our already demanding lives. So let's disconnect as we need to and renew our interest and ourselves.” NeedsSocialInterestMediaDemandSocial Media Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Your computer needn't be the first thing your see in the morning and the last thing you see at night.” FirstsLastsNightMorningComputer Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Brands are faced with the daily challenge of massively scaling their outreach in order to build personal relationships. While this may seem like a contradiction in terms, it becomes much more possible when brands shift from push to pull dynamics in their marketing.” MaySeemsOrderTermChallengesMarketingBrandsContradictionDynamicsPersonal RelationshipsOutreachDaily Challenges Author:Simon Mainwaring
“One of the greatest challenges companies face in adjusting to the impact of social media, is knowing where to start.” FacesSocialChallengesCompanyKnowingMediaImpactSocial MediaInfluentialAdjusting Author:Simon Mainwaring
“For a truly effective social campaign, a brand needs to embrace the first principles of marketing, which involves brand definition and consistent storytelling.” NeedsFirstsSocialPrinciplesEmbraceMarketingDefinitionsCampaignsStorytellingBrandsConsistentPromotion Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Too many brands treat social media as a one way, broadcast channel, rather than a two-way dialogue through which emotional storytelling can be transferred.” WayTwoSocialMediaEmotionalTreatsSocial MediaDialogueStorytellingBrandsOne WayTwo Ways Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Effectively, change is almost impossible without industry-wide collaboration, cooperation and consensus.” ImpossibleIndustryWideCollaborationCooperationConsensusCooperation And Collaboration Author:Simon Mainwaring
“Consumers now have a voice. And the fact that consumers can be creators, producers and distributors means they can push back against brands to punish them for their socially irresponsible behavior or reward them for their responsible behavior.” MeanFactsVoiceBehaviorResponsibleRewardsCreatorProducersBrandsConsumersIrresponsibleDistributors Author:Simon Mainwaring