Remove Brands Remove Crowdsourcing Remove Project Remove Social Networking
article thumbnail

Crowdsource: BP Oil Spill and social media

Laurel Papworth

And there are a lot of innovation crowdsourced communities online. I checked: none had a project to find a solution for the oil spill. So I got to thinking: what if we crowdsourced a solution? And my second question was… would BP listen to a crowdsourced solution? Crowdsourced innovation social networks.

article thumbnail

14 types of social media every marketer should know

Sprout Social

To help you out, we’ve put together a list of 14 types of social media every marketer needs to know. From social networking to video sharing and social messaging, there’s something for everyone (and every business). Types of social media. Social networking. Social messaging.

Types 145
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

4 Reasons to Use Social Enterprise Networks for Business

Mindjumpers

Streamline project management. Users also reported advantages with project management. Social enterprise platforms use shortcuts that make relevant conversations easier to find (using the #keyword, for example). Then, they are continually rewarded as they watch project teams bring the idea to fruition.

article thumbnail

What Social Media Lesson Did Gap Learn?

Direct Marketing Observations

They decided to go from this… To this… Ouch… Without really knowing the full back story but having a good feel for when major retailers and companies crowdsource new ideas, I think it’s safe to say that Gap really didn’t reach out to its user base to find out what they might think. So what was Gap to do?

article thumbnail

5 Ways Crowdsourcing Improves Your Content Marketing

Convince & Convert

Crowdsourcing, when done properly, can play a pivotal role with your content marketing. Below are five ways crowdsourcing is impacting the future of content marketing: Crowdsourcing speeds up the content creation process (and frees you up). Crowdsourcing gets your customers & potential customers involved.

article thumbnail

Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

Buzz Marketing for Technology

Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce. Crowdsourcing, a term coined by Jeff Howe in a June 2006 issue of Wired magazine, is a model of labor that has been fully embraced on the Internet over the past couple of years. One of the most well-developed areas of crowdsourcing services on the Internet is graphic design. 22 Comments.

article thumbnail

Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

Buzz Marketing for Technology

I’ve done a number of workshops the past few months with clients designed to do two primary things: Land a common understanding across the teams involved around what social media, communities and influencer programs really are and more importantly why it matters to a business. I think the same is true for the bevy of social tools.