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What Social Media Lesson Did Gap Learn?

Direct Marketing Observations

Clothing retailer Gap decided to change logos. This wasn’t the right project at the right time for crowd sourcing. Gap North America president Marka Hansen,&# ‘The outpouring of comments’ shows ‘we did not go about this in the right way&# … So for those of you who missed this from last week. “ So.

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How To Organize A Brand Hackathon (And Why) – Interview With Betabrand’s Chris Lindland

The Realtime Report

From its Model Citizen photo campaign to its Disco Open Source Project to its ThinkTank Community Idea Factory, Betabrand has built its brand around customer engagement. . “Betabrand is perfect because we have such an open, experimental approach to branding,” says Lindland.

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Social Pros 26 – Richard Owen, Satmetrix

Convince & Convert

I picked up a nasty cold when I was gone for last Monday’s show unfortunately, but I’m pressing through with the help of a crowdsourced regiment from Facebook. So, we’ve got that trajectory where as we get, for example, into retail banking, which is a big area we see for this. Jay: Thank you very much, glad to back.

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The Ultimate Guide to Instagram Stories for Business

Later

Whether you want to collect feedback on your products, crowdsource ideas, or simply entertain your followers, poll stickers offer an entirely new way to engage with your Instagram audience! The great thing about poll stickers is that there are so many business uses! Not sure how to use Instagram Stories polls for your business?

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The Truth About the iPad | Blogging and Content Creation | Social.

Convince & Convert

link] project hires [link] fully agree, @jaybaer- the limited abiliy to create content makes the #ipad a toy, but not a substitute for my #macbook lindavandevrede Jay – if you were going on a trip that would take you out of town for a week or more, would you bring just your iPad, or your iPad and MacBook both?

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The 2011 #Nifty50 Top Twitter Men Reprise

Webbiquity SMM

Tom contacted me a few weeks ago with this idea and we’ve been working collaboratively on this project ever since. Supply chain expert and social networking pro Jeff Ashcroft is a key thought leader in many fields including retail, supply chain & disruptive technologies. But, by no means, is this list complete.

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How to Plan a Pride Campaign on Social Media

Later

Speaking to Elle, CEO, and founder of gender-neutral clothing label The Phluid Project , Rob Smith explains that “celebrating virtually affords us the opportunity to use digital and social media to be intentional about visibility and representation across our entire community.”. Click link in bio for retailer info.