Will the Social Media Tide Turn From PR to Advertising?

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Over the last 3-5 years we’ve seen an interesting change evolve in terms of social media “ownership.” It used to be that between PR and Advertising, PR typically came out on top. In the Paid, Earned and Owned model, social media typically falls more neatly under Earned, which is the … Continue reading

2010 Social Media Prediction Report Card

Last year I did like every other social media blogger out there and made some predictions for 2010. I actually posted two different sets of predictions. My first set of predictions were 5 year predictions that I saw happening over the next 5 years. These were, in my view at … Continue reading

What does your job title say about you? Mine says I’ll be out of work soon.

Paul Dunay wrote a very compelling post that if followed would lead to me being fired: Fire your Director of Social Media! | Buzz Marketing for Technology Ideally, I think you need to treat the role of the Director of Social Media as a way to activate the entire organization … Continue reading

How will the Future of Marketing be Organized?

So I’ve made the prediction that Marketing and PR (and potentially all comms) will be rolled up into one group. Making the prediction was easy. There are way to many inefficiencies in the way companies communicate. Now I ask myself the “put your money where your mouth is” question: What … Continue reading