Viewing by month: October 2009

Oct 31 2009

What Trick-or-Treating Can Teach Us About Branding

Last night, my son asked me if I trick-or-treated as a kid. After my obvious response, it got me thinking about how much fun it was to go door-to-door in costume with my friends and family, and get all types of good candy and treats.

Like a unique brand, there were always a handful of houses that did not disappoint; you would never miss visiting them each year because they gave out the best stuff – regular size Reese’s, Hershey’s, Snickers, etc. (not the microscopic “fun size” that are given out today). Based on the buzz in the neighborhood, you knew which houses were worth the trip. We all compared notes on who gave out the best stuff (as well as those that did not).

Read more...

0 comments - Posted by Domenick Cilea at 2:51 PM - Categories: Branding | General

Oct 15 2009

Sports Fans Lose Out on Social Media Ban (For Now)

Professional and collegiate sports organizations are missing out on a huge social media opportunity.

Two weeks ago, Reuters ran an article about how North American pro sports leagues are in a twitter over tweeting.  The article discusses how the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Hockey League (NHL) recently imposed policies and guidelines for its players, coaches and operations personnel regarding the use of social media applications, such as Twitter and Facebook.  The rules specifically for the NFL also apply to those representing a player or coach, such as an agent who might tweet on their client’s behalf.

Read more...

1 comments - Posted by Domenick Cilea at 2:06 PM - Categories: Social Media | Branding | Twitter

Oct 13 2009

Drinking the Social Media Kool-Aid

A few months ago we helped a client launch their first social media campaign and got them initially started utilizing LinkedIn and Twitter. It has been a little over two months and we have connected with nearly 300 “friends,” and this number is growing every day. In our view, quality is more important than quantity, and so far the client has received a few serious sales leads. But more importantly, they are connecting with people on a different level utilizing these social platforms, and learning a lot about the market and its needs.

Read more...

0 comments - Posted by Shannon Cortina at 9:31 AM - Categories: Social Media | Twitter | Marketing

Oct 9 2009

Banned from New Jersey, Conan?

Amidst the David Letterman scandal currently unfolding on late night TV—there is a bi-coastal feud emerging between new Tonight Show host Conan O’Brien and Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, NJ. 

Read more...

0 comments - Posted by Shannon Cortina at 10:51 AM - Categories: Social Media | Public Relations | Messaging | Marketing

Oct 1 2009

Are You a Good Client or Bad?

Every consultant, agency and service provider has at least one client horror story.  The same could be said for companies who hire us (and I mean you, me, anyone and everyone in the service business).  In most cases we can peacefully (and productively) coexist. But as they say, it only takes one bad apple to spoil the bunch.

So when a SNAFU arises, and things get out of sorts, it begs the question: what could have been done to avoid it?

Read more...

2 comments - Posted by Domenick Cilea at 2:39 PM - Categories: Messaging | Business 101

springboardpr
Insight and Perspective on All Things Marketing, PR and Social Media from the Springboard Team
 

Tag Cloud

public relations marketing social media general branding twitter messaging technology business 101 video content strategy pro bono crm blogs advertising venture capital mobile social network advertising

flickr Pics

Follow Us On Twitter

Recent Twitter Updates

    Monthly Archives

    Search Archives