by Distribion Archive | Sep 12, 2011 | Blog, Blog Archive, Multi-Channel Marketing
After the LIMRA Social Media Conference in Cambridge, MA a few weeks ago, one of the attendees who downloaded the presentation deck used for the Customer Service Meets Social Media panel posted this question: “One of the points made in this panel is that front-line...
by Distribion Archive | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog, Blog Archive
Here’s this week’s round-up of news stories that we think offer insights or lessons that can help multi-channel distributed marketing organizations. The “half-life” of links depends on where they are posted. Bit.ly, the link-shortening service, reported this week on...
by Distribion Archive | Sep 7, 2011 | Blog, Blog Archive, Industry News
One of the daily challenges for marketing is building trust among consumers. It’s never been easy, but it’s gotten harder over the last two years. Luckily, multi-channel marketers have a clear path to reaching out to the public through web, social media, PR, and...
by Distribion Archive | Sep 2, 2011 | Blog, Blog Archive, Multi-Channel Marketing
Peter Shankman, founder of HARO (Help a Reporter Out), a service that links bloggers, journalists, and content producers (video, audio, digital, print) with expert sources, has said, “Don’t hire a social media expert. It’s like a deli hiring...
by Distribion Archive | Aug 26, 2011 | Blog, Blog Archive, Industry News
Twits Can Ruin a Social Media Strategy– A campaign advisor to Senator Scott Brown and presidential candidate Mitt Romney stirred up a media firestorm for his bosses when he created a twitter account using the name @crazykhazei to make fun of Alan Khazei, who is...