We had an incredible conversation yesterday with Shel Israel where he announced his new book he’s writing with Robert Scoble (watch for an announcement on Forbes next week). I think the topic is fairly relevant to this infographic from MDG Advertising. Shel discussed how marketers look to social media as an opportunity to sell… when the goals of social media for the consumer aren’t necessarily the same. In the race to win over customers and win out over the competition, brands today are inundating consumers with a barrage of brand … Continue reading
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237 Practical Case Studies in a Single Book
This book is a daring challenge to the business community. Gone are the top-down, command and control messages that held sway through the 20th Century. In are a raft of new techniques that start with listening, responding and action that set the scene for a continuing and evolving dialog about brands, experience, business and community. The following 237 participants took time to write meaningful content for the Age of Conversations 2, to provide a diverse and unique collection of stories in a single book. I’d really like to single out … Continue reading →
How’s this for Collaboration? 275 Authors!
In mid-January, Gavin Heaton and Drew McLellan announced they were ready to take on the sequel to the incredibly successful Age of Conversation. I approached Drew very late in the process on Age of Conversation and, unfortunately, I could not get content to him in time. Drew and Gavin are back again, and this time I’m not going to miss it! This is quite an undertaking – coordinating a collaborative book with 275 authors – but I have no doubt that it will be a fantastic book with a multitude … Continue reading →
