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Measuring CSR: #measurePR with John Friedman

Waxing UnLyrical

John’s long been a proponent of measurable communications, and in addition to his pretty hectic day job (the man gets to fly between DC & Paris, France, so I don’t feel that bad for him), he’s cofounder of the Sustainable Business Network of Washington , and the Huffington Post’s CSR and sustainability blogger.

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Danish CSR Initiative on Social Media Meets Criticism

Mindjumpers

5 Tips To Great Blogging » Danish CSR Initiative on Social Media Meets Criticism Posted by Jonas Klit Nielsen Aug 5th, 2010 Tweet The Danish CSR initiative called ‘ Lys i Afrika ‘ (Light in Africa) that was launched on Facebook 12 May has been met with heavy criticism. This is understandable.

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Content Marketing and Social Media: 25 Insights and Stats from Three Research Reports

Webbiquity SMM

And lead gen campaigns on Facebook and Instagram are 10X more expensive than brand awareness advertising. Image credit: WordPress VIP Not surprising: the top four goals of content marketing (like marketing in general) revolve around creating brand awareness, increasing brand credibility, and generating leads or sales.

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Corporate social responsibility all year round

Sherrilynne Starkie

This could be seen as a cynical ploy to gain publicity in order to ingratiate a brand or organization with customers at a time when they are feeling a little generosity in their hearts. The same holds true for brands and organizations. PLEASE LIKE MY FACEBOOK PAGE. But it shouldn’t be. Photo credit: Wikipedia).

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The KISS Method For Determining Social Media ROI

SocMed Sean

Think of your internal knowledge base as the “Facebook for your company” and create an environment where employees are encouraged to connect and share. DON’T try to use Facebook as a company intranet. Just be sure that they are disclosing that they are brand ambassadors, so there isn’t any confusion.

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How American Express Created a Movement of 2,8 Million People

Mindjumpers

Tweet Facebook is the place where people connect around their interests and passion points. In yesterdays’ newspaper I read about a Facebook page where people help each other to find missing pets and another page that connects parents and allowing them to meet other parents in their neighborhood. How Brands Use Pinterest.

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Storytelling – A Powerful Tool When Branding Your Organization In.

Mindjumpers

Social media is also a particularly useful tool for businesses that want to brand themselves, market a new product etc, as social networks allow them to meet their current and potential customers at close hand. Similar Posts: Can an Unknown Brand Become Word of Mouth? – Relate it to the specific needs of your target audience.