Adam Cohen

MARCH 30, 2011

How do you define success with leveraging social media? With each passing conference and industry event, the perennial mainstays of social media case studies tend to remain the same: Dell, Comcast, Southwest Airlines, Starbucks. Social Media Success is NOT: …getting a celebrity to retweet a post.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 19, 2010

Marc Meyer and Jason Breed have done an amazing job over the last year plus bringing in some highly respected and social-media-knowledgeable folks like Chris Brogan , Amber Naslund , Beth Harte and Jason Falls. When combining social media with other interactive marketing practices, the results can magnify both.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have. People are the fuel behind social media, which is really just tools and tactics. Do they use social platforms and if so, how often and why?

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Adam Cohen

JUNE 30, 2011

Recently I had a discussion with a client about doing social media “inside out&# – starting with leveraging collaboration tools and focusing on using social tools inside the walls before engaging customers. How did EMC start on their social media journey? Turns out it was a timely ask.

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Adam Cohen

JUNE 30, 2011

Recently I had a discussion with a client about doing social media “inside out” – starting with leveraging collaboration tools and focusing on using social tools inside the walls before engaging customers. How did EMC start on their social media journey? Turns out it was a timely ask.

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Adam Cohen

JULY 28, 2010

I propose the following to the Twitter Pantheon: Get rid of “Follow Us&# signs on web pages, blogs, email, direct mail, catalogs, billing inserts and anywhere else a business wants to use a badge. How has Social Media Helped You? (8). How Often Do Ethical Questions Impact Your Social Media Efforts? (8).

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Adam Cohen

JULY 16, 2010

a thousand cuts :: adam cohen's blog About Blogroll Contact a thousand cuts conversations about social media and interactive marketing by adam cohen 16 JUL I Will Not Write About Old Spice Posted by: adam / Tags: Advertising , Isaiah Mustafa , Old Spice , Social Media , Television , YouTube / Comments: View Comments I will resist the urge.

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