As a midsized business you probably have some kind of mobile support as part of your marketing mix. So what? People’s primary method of interacting with technology is now becoming a mobile device. This is how they stay in touch with family and friends, catch up on the news, or find a great place to […]
February 2, 2013
Often companies “roll out the new re-branding” to employees. and the marketing team then quickly puts a check mark in the done box and they're on to the next. Often brand managers focus only on the communications deliverables and not the holistic reality of creating passionate brand ambassadors from within the company.
January 29, 2013
Social marketing is often thought of as elusive or it’s over simplified. Venture adviser and marketing strategist Andy Smith, and noted brand researcher and author Jennifer Aaker, have used extensive data and their collecting insights to break it down to a straight forward formula that midsized business can use to deeply impact their marketing and […]
December 21, 2012
While becoming a social business is much less expensive than most companies realize, it does take time and resources. A fair question is, what’s in it for me? Or in this case, what is in it for the company? Ed Brill is a Director of Social Business at IBM. He says that the value […]
November 27, 2012
A social business takes advantage of tools that accelerate and increase knowledge through collaboration. That allows the right people, both internally and externally, to have ad hoc conversations that solve problems, foster innovation, enable faster response to critical issues, and have a far greater understanding of customers and market dynamics than the competition. So where […]
November 20, 2012
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Customer engagement suffers as a buzz word and is tossed around more quickly than dressing on a salad. Also, it is rare to hear examples of how it is implemented in tangible ways. Which is why the idea that packaging can be an opportunity for a brand conversation is even more unexpected. After eating a […]
November 8, 2012
Click to Tweet ★ The Future of Social Business ★ Recap of MidMarket IBM Social Business’s Futurecast * -New here? Get more useful social media news and insight by subscribing for free to the zero SPAM Steveology Blog email alert *Privacy Policy. * * Most midsized businesses are still early in the process, and trying […]
November 6, 2012
Understanding the difference is important not only for marketing but for business leaders. Companies that don’t fully understand what this means to them are holding watch over a dying enterprise. Let me explain. A few years ago the true experts in social media quickly moved beyond that buzz word and asked what did it all […]
October 27, 2012
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Marketing is about facilitating more closed business, and ultimately grow the company. When asked, most midsized and B2B companies will tell you that they are “doing content marketing.” However, often when you look at their social channels and company blog the content they create seems highly unlikely to help increase demand generation. Click to Tweet […]
September 28, 2012
* One thing I love about social media is connecting with like-minded digital marketers. Having the opportunity to meet them in real life is even more fun. Joe Chernov is one such like-mind marketer. Even in the few years I have known him he has become one of the true thought-leaders – a much abused […]

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