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Narrative As Platform for Brand

I’ve been seeing more and thinking more about the idea of “narrative” as it relates to a brand. The notion is that a brand is perceived over time not by what it says but by what it does. And those acts form a spine of a narrative that invites consumers in to participate. An example [...]

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Are Personas Useful in Social Media Strategy Anymore?

Best Buy may have fallen on hard times but a decade ago the big box retailer was one of the first “bricks and clicks” to embrace the use of personas in all aspects of marketing and e-commerce. Best Buy was renowned for its four personas–Buzz, Jill, Barry and Ray.  Buzz was the single, male nerd [...]

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Five Questions Klout Can’t Answer

Five questions Klout CEO Joe Fernandez can’t–or won’t answer

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Participants explore the Dell Social Media Lis...

The Dell Social Media Transformation

Dell has established itself as a model of a large corporation embracing social media not just to improve customer service, but to change the corporate culture completely, to one that is open, authentic and trustworthy.

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