Show of hands: How many top brands use cause related marketing to win the hearts and minds of their target audiences? You may be surprised at the answer from Cause Marketing Forum: Although the term “cause-related marketing” is attributed to American Express and its
Read More →Wil Wheaton’s Words Are Not FREE. Write it? Get paid for it. So says Wil Wheaton, whose fan base is significant. He kindly blasted the Huffington Post for asking him to republish one of his posts for FREE. Wheaton – an actor, comedian,
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Read More →Did the first GOP debate rule social media? When a major television event is broadcast, like the first #GOPDebate this August, I like to follow top tweets/all tweets on Twitter to check out how it jives with what you hear and see –
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