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Confessions of a Social Marketer: Comply or Die

There are, inevitably, both pros and cons to reaching maturity at a time when economies around the world are collapsing, a time when even the assumed recession-proof financial superpowers in the Middle East are bellowing smoke signals for help.

Social marketing has, ostensibly, helped many brands bridge the chasm that can separate consumer confidence and corporate promises; it has added value to products and corporations where value was previously lacking. We have seen relatively run-of-the-mill companies, such as Coffee Grounds and Zappos, leverage social media in ways that have transformed their marketing strategies, revitalised their customer service policies and even enhanced their core business models, turning them into local and global superstars.

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Branded iPhone Apps

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The ultimate potential of the revolutionary iPhone was not realised when admirers first lauded its aesthetic appeal. Nor was it appreciated when they praised the power of the hardware that was housed within this sleek exterior. Only now, when looking at the ever-expanding choice of iPhone apps available, enabling the smart phone to become a device that rotates around the user, taking on the function of what the user desires, as a truly customisable phone that can become anything you want it to be, can we appreciate its true capability.

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Social Media Film Review: Final Thoughts

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Having been in the process of writing a conclusive (And slightly overdue) piece to summarise the social media film review, I stumbled upon an article written by Andrew Hampp of AdAge that evaluates the phenomenon in a respectable fashion. The article takes a mature and well balanced stance on exploring the relationships and variables involved. Hampp also uses the studies that were featured earlier on The Hive Blog social media film review, adding to the relevance of the inclusion of this piece, so without further adieu, view the article after the break. All credit is due to the author and publisher.

Forget Ebert: How Twitter Makes or Breaks Movie Marketing Today

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Facebook Finally “Connects”

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The “Connect” tool, which can be seen as the first genuine attempt to allow access to Facebook user data outside of Facebook itself, is not new, having been used by developers since its introduction in the first quarter of 2008.

Although the intuitive application may not be in showroom condition, like most new technologies it does take a while for developers to become accustomed to the possibilities available, and so the practicality element tends to suffer with novelty fuelling much of the interest and following.

So, having been around the block, with both developer and user familiarising themselves with the new application, we are finally starting to see some interesting and practical uses being developed, with both parties (and client, of course) gaining substantial value from it.

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