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Praying and piggybacking: Who is Nesamani and why are brands talking about him?

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Nesamani is a character played by Tamil actor and comedian Vadivelu in the 2001 film Friends. A user on a Facebook memes page asked a harmless question about hammers, leading to a Tamil user making a reference to Nesamani. Yesterday, brands had a plum opportunity. See the latest Nesamani posts by brands. Chennaiyin FC.

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This Is How Social Media Scales

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This past week, Sprinklr held an event in Toronto (of which I was one of the speakers) and the line-up of brands that attended are a testament to how strong of a platform they have developed. Advaya was sold to Bigfoot Interactive in 2001. Bigfoot Interactive was sold to Epsilon in 2005 for over $120 million. advertising podcast.

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This weeks #SocialMedia Tweetchat Topic: Destruction of the Media Industry: Will We Be Better Off In the Long Run?

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Big media brands dominated the Web. Newsroom employment would peak in 2001 as newsstand sales of the top 100 magazines approached 30 million. Last year, people spent six billion minutes on Facebook , downloaded one billion YouTube videos and logged over 1.4 Online advertising was banners and e-mails. No one had heard of blogs.

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The Power Of Dealstorming

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By 2001, he rose to the position of Chief Solutions Officer and later, the company's Leadership Coach. After Yahoo acquired the company, Tim was tapped to lead their ValueLab, which enabled sales teams to close hundreds of millions of dollars of new business through rapid collaboration. business blog. business book. business podcast.

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10 BtoB Marketers Predictions for 2010

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Facebook Advertising will take off – This year Facebook saw their advertiser base triple! Facebook ads today remind me of Google AdWords in 2001 with low CPC’s on topics and segments many marketers will want to reach. I predict you will see Facebook surpass Google by Valentines day 2010. Share this on Facebook.

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Using social media across cultures

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Most businesses are now well aware of the benefits that using social media can bring, such as driving sales, getting customer feedback, building brand awareness and more. However, the majority are still only focusing on major social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Choosing your networks. About the author.

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Manage Your Online Reputation in Multiple Languages

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For businesses hoping to expand into markets overseas, naturally, you’d also want to manage that precious online reputation in languages other than English to claim your stake in foreign-language online spaces and garner feedback about your brand. Get Your Brand Out There. Don’t Overlook Local Search Engines.