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The Digital Five Tool Player

Adam Cohen

As the convergence of different marketing tactics takes root in agencies, vendors and marketing departments of companies of all sizes, I’ve started to think about what it takes to ultimately be a “ five tool player &# in the digital space. Understanding the Community. Understanding of Conversational Technology.

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Interview: EMC Does Social Media From The Inside Out

Adam Cohen

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. Without fail, community managers come back thankful that we steered them down such a path.

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Interview: EMC Does Social Media From The Inside Out

Adam Cohen

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. Without fail, community managers come back thankful that we steered them down such a path.

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Making the Leap: Why Companies Struggle with Social Media

Adam Cohen

Making the leap to engage customers through leveraging social media tools can be a similar experience to leaping off that cliff. They have a great brand promise around community and customer service, and when they do make the leap they will be unbelievably prepared. The Digital Five Tool Player (7). Three Industry Examples.

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10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Adam Cohen

Brian Solis has a terrific series starting this week on the changing marketing, advertising and communications, where he adds a 5th P: People. People are the fuel behind social media, which is really just tools and tactics. Do your customers have a need for community, convenience, or collaboration? Excellent post.

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Social Media Chat Tuesday, July 21st

Adam Cohen

(Thanks to Aaron Strout , Ken Burbary , Rachel Happe and Amber Naslund for providing very valuable advice beforehand for managing chats like this one – Rachel captured her “ fast and furious session &# which provided some great input on what to manage and expect.) More about this blog here. Thanks for dropping by.

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I Will Not Write About Old Spice

Adam Cohen

(By the way, I’m glad to hear he stopped the oil spill). Adam has over 15 years of experience leveraging technology to drive and sustain business value for clients in the Consumer Product, Retail, High Tech, Healthcare and Financial Services industries. More about this blog here. Thanks for dropping by.

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