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Why is the UK not getting social media?

September 18th, 2008 · 17 Comments

 
Three things got me annoyed yesterday:
1) Not being at Web2expo - i’ll get over that, i’m trying to get to Berlin 2) Preparing for a practical workshop on blogging only to realise that 75% of the time is going to be spent explaining what tags are […]

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Tags: Blogs · Internet · PR · Web 2.0 · blogging · econsultancy · pr 2.0 · social media

If Web 2.0 marketing is about listening to customers, just WHO do you listen to?

August 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Kathy Sierra created (when she was blogging), what I believe to be an essential bit of reading for any wannabe Web 2.0 marketer and sums it up very nicely in just one illustration below:

As a new-age or social media marketeer, you want to let the community guide you. You want to earn your community’s trust […]

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Tags: Blogs · community

Is PR really as bad as the cool-cats make out?

July 25th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I’ve been into the whole “PR people just don’t get it” thing ever since we launched PressRoom a few weeks ago.
We spoke to a room full of PR people who looked (on the whole) utterly confused about things like Twitter, blogging and social media.
“My colleague send press releases out as part of his job, […]

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Tags: Blogs · PR · Twitter · Web 2.0 · pr 2.0 · social media

Blendingthemix shortlisted! Vote for the underdog!

July 3rd, 2008 · 6 Comments

inWeb 2.0 Blogs As you can see to the above (soon to be the top left when the post moves down the blog!) I have in fact, made it onto the shortlist for Computer Weekly’s “Best Web 2.0 and Business” blog awards.
I have to admit to not knowing any of the other blogs in the […]

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Tags: Blogs · Google · Web 2.0 · computer wekly · rainier pr · steve clayton · viacom

Me (Paul Fabretti): pre-Marketing 2.0 seminar

July 1st, 2008 · No Comments

There’s an element of the below to my Qik interview with Neville (below). There’s a definite “rabbit caught between the headlights” nature to my responses - don’t worry, I am not always like that:

There are a couple of snippets of useful information in it though:

UPDATE: It has also been brought to my attention by my […]

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Tags: Blogs · kmp · qik

Putting my CV online - a necessary evil experiment

May 25th, 2007 · 7 Comments

Thanks to Nikki for the image.
In my online world, there are two types of evil:

Hugh’s Evil Masterplan
Having to put your CV online to get work!

I am looking for work. simple as that. If you think there may be an opening in the Manchester area for a marketer of all trades/digital marketer, or know of someone […]

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Tags: Blogs

Advertisers - here is a unique opportunity to reach many hundreds of marketing professionals

June 26th, 2006 · 1 Comment

My Sony laptop is on the verge of packing in, after years and years of (ab)use it is at death’s door.
The CD drive does not allow me to burn back-up discs anymore and it is pot luck as to whether or not it will work from one day to the next.
So, I am offering […]

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