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3 things most people don't understand about viral marketing
By Merritt Colaizzi on December 3rd, 2010 | 137835 comments on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocial-media%2F2010%2F12%2F03%2F3-things-most-people-dont-understand-about-viral-marketing%2F3+things+most+people+don%26%23039%3Bt+understand+about+viral+marketing2010-12-03+20%3A55%3A55Merritt+Colaizzihttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocialmedia%2F%3Fp%3D13783
There was no dearth of fascinating conversations Thursday between new and traditional media moguls at Business Insider’s IGNITION: Welcome to the Future of Media event speakers at the Time Warner building in New York City.
Amid back-to-back interviews and panels with the leaders of Foursquare, Living Social, Thrillist, Gawker Media, Hulu, Yahoo!, Bloomberg, Dow Jones, News Corp., Conde Nast and CBS was a 10-minute gem of a presentation by Jonah Peretti, co-founder of The Huffington Post and now CEO of BuzzFeed.[…] Continue Reading »
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Taking your organization through the social-media transformation
By Merritt Colaizzi on July 27th, 2010 | 114753 comments on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocial-media%2F2010%2F07%2F27%2Ftaking-your-organization-through-the-social-media-transformation%2FTaking+your+organization+through+the+social-media+transformation2010-07-27+12%3A17%3A01Merritt+Colaizzihttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocialmedia%2F%3Fp%3D11475
As part of last week’s Buzz2010 in downtown Washington, D.C., SmartBrief and SocialFish hosted a panel of experts who have been working through the risks of social media at their organizations for years.
- Mark Story (pictured at center) is the director of new media at the Securities and Exchange Commission, the regulator in charge of what financial companies can say and how they say it — with billions of dollars in the balance.
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The Wizard of Oz and corporate voice
By Merritt Colaizzi on June 28th, 2010 | 111246 comments on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocial-media%2F2010%2F06%2F28%2Fthe-wizard-of-oz-and-corporate-voice%2FThe+Wizard+of+Oz+and+corporate+voice2010-06-28+13%3A18%3A41Merritt+Colaizzihttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Fsocialmedia%2F%3Fp%3D11124
Today’s guest post is by Shel Israel, who consults companies on social-media strategy. Shel is a co-author of “Naked Conversations: How Blogs are Changing the Way Businesses Talk with Customers” and author of “Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighborhoods.” He has contributed to BusinessWeek, FastCompany and Dow Jones and has sat on the SmartBrief on Social Media Advisory Board.[…] Continue Reading »
State of social media for restaurants
By Merritt Colaizzi on June 16th, 2010 | 37727 comments on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Ffood-and-beverage%2F2010%2F06%2F16%2Fstate-of-social-media-for-restaurants%2FState+of+social+media+for+restaurants2010-06-16+11%3A19%3A03Merritt+Colaizzihttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Frestaurants%2F%3Fp%3D377
A couple of weeks ago, we at SmartBrief embarked on a large-scale research project in the game-changing area of social media for business.
Working with highly respected B2B research firm Summus, our intent is to create a definitive “State of Social Media for Business” research report that will be updated at least annually to provide a unique look at how companies are adapting to and benefiting from online technologies over time.[…] Continue Reading »
Reintroducing Restaurant SmartBrief
By Merritt Colaizzi on June 6th, 2010 | 2212 comments on this posthttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Ffood-and-beverage%2F2010%2F06%2F06%2Freintroducing-restaurant-smartbrief%2FReintroducing+Restaurant+SmartBrief2010-06-06+12%3A28%3A46Merritt+Colaizzihttp%3A%2F%2Fsmartblogs.com%2Frestaurants%2F%3Fp%3D221
Starting today, we at SmartBrief are enhancing our industry-leading restaurant brand by expanding coverage to include the best of the social Web.
SmartBrief editors now scour restaurant industry blogs and social spaces to make sure you don’t miss a thing. The new “Leading Voices” section of our daily newsletter keeps you on top of the best ideas and buzz from the world of social media.[…] Continue Reading »

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