Entries Tagged as ‘branding’

10/31/2009

how to create (and fix) a real time social media PR disaster

Not too long ago, I watched a PR disaster unfold in real time on Facebook. I won’t name any names as I still support the organization that committed the social suicide, and would hate to further embarrass them. That being said, it was with great chagrin I saw them take a misstep at every turn through out the crisis, when it could have been so easily a) prevented and b) resolved even after it was in full swing. Hopefully we can all learn a little from their mistakes. I know I did, and for your benefit here is some of what I took away from that disaster.

05/20/2009

social media 101: downtown alliance meeting 5.19.09

Yesterday I had the priveledge of attending the Grand Rapids, MI Downtown Alliance’s Social Media 101 info meeting.  Ian MacLurg and Joel Leo of Pomegranate Studios presented. Ian and Joel presented first what they felt are the core tenants of sociail media: Communication Social media is a two-way channel between customers and a brand, not [...]

05/01/2009

are fan pages/public profiles the new hot commodity?

Domain names (good ones, specifically) are running out. Unless you want to exceed the magic 5 or 6 character rule, choices are limited and resulting in somewhat oddly named sites such as snurl.com or uladoo.com. These names work fine for new start ups, but what about existing brands wishing to add their presence to the [...]

04/05/2009

microsoft’s new ad campaign doesn’t mention microsoft: brilliant.