Dave Fleet

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A Digital Lens on the U.S. Election

Dave Fleet

If you’re not familiar with the phenomenon, the top social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram – all allow users to ‘follow’ other people whose content then provides the basis for what they see when they log in to those services. Corporate Social Media ≠ Personal Social Media. Echo Chambers Prevail.

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A Digital Lens on the U.S. Election

Dave Fleet

If you’re not familiar with the phenomenon, the top social networks – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram – all allow users to ‘follow’ other people whose content then provides the basis for what they see when they log in to those services. Personal Social Media. Echo Chambers Prevail.

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Trust (or Lack of it) and One-Way Social Media

Dave Fleet

One of the big emerging challenges right now is that, after a few years of PR agencies leading the way, we’re seeing advertising agencies throw their hats into the ring for social media in a serious way. They then layer that on top of social media which, while gaining in credibility, is still not credible as a source on its own.

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Weekly Reads: Facebook, Marketing Trends and Social Media’s Effect on Stereotypes

Dave Fleet

As part of my new approach to creating content , I’m going to begin curating the best for you. Facebook is at the centre this week – four of the seven articles incorporate the dominant social network – from conflict over Egypt, to UFC broadcasting fights, to creating an engagement guide for your organization.

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HOW TO: Read 26 Books A Year

Dave Fleet

The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business by Tara Hunt. The Fall Of Advertising And The Rise Of PR by Al Ries & Laura Ries. Accidental Genius: Using Writing to Generate Your Best Ideas, Insight, and Content by Mark Levy – read my review here. UnMarketing: Stop Marketing.

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Four theories on the declining trust in Canadian social media

Dave Fleet

Here are a couple of theories from my end: More media, less social. The last year has seen Facebook – as the dominant social network – continue to monetize its platform. This aggressive push led Facebook to become less and less about communities of ‘people like me’ and more replete with brands advertising to users.

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Reflections on the changing digital agency environment

Dave Fleet

As I’ve done so, I’ve highlighted five key landscape shifts that are changing the way that agencies and teams like ours need to operate: Newly (re-)accelerated change in social networks. Less “social”, more “media”. Newly (re-)accelerated change in social networks. Low-cost content production is gaining traction.

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