Category Archives: twitter

The Feed – one year of little BIG ideas from Orange and Poke

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Its a year since mobile operator Orange launched The Feed, an ongoing campaign platform created by digital supremos, Poke. The Feed is the love child of social media innovation and Orange’s brand values of generosity, friendship and fun. Over the … Continue reading →

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Mind the social gap: inherently social versus social media marketing

Posted on September 1, 2011 by

Here’s a brilliant presentation from Skive’s associate director, Tom Ollerton (that’s not Tom in the picture) on the yawning gap between social media marketing and campaigns that are inherently social, ie how to get it wrong and how to get … Continue reading →

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Did Facebook do enough to stop Glasgow riots – or was it the community?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

There is lots of talk out there, misguided and otherwise about how the, now UK-wide, rioters are using social networks to organise themselves.  Blogger Andrew Girdwood gives us his take on the Glasgow riots and makes some interesting points about … Continue reading →

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The Five… things marketers need to know about Google+

Posted on July 26, 2011 by

Unless you’ve been living under a rock recently or are so immured in Facebook that any other social media news is automatically blocked for your own protection, you’ll have noticed that Google+ is now with us. Google+ is Google’s third … Continue reading →

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Horny meercats, Hangover 2 and Twitter critics

Posted on May 27, 2011 by

Thanks to Monty Munford for this post (reproduced with his kind permission) from Monty’s Social Outlook . This weekend The Hangover Part Two is expected to be the first Hollywood comedy to take $100 million on its opening weekend. The … Continue reading →

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Twitter to offer branded pages

Posted on April 6, 2011 by

This week it has been widely reported that Twitter is ‘considering’ creating Facebook-style branded pages as part of its drive to create ad-revenues.  Apparently branded pages, will allow  advertisers to deliver tailored messages as the social network strives to monetise what … Continue reading →

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Nerd Kicks

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Hot on the heals of the facebook addidas trainers, here’s a selection of Nike kicks designed by Brass Monki inspired by Firefox, Google and Twitter. Oh shitehouse!

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Poke creates fan-response campaign for Orange

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

]Steve put the kettle onIt seems that fan-response led campaigns will continue to grace our screens and social networks.  Following the genre creating success of the Old Spice Guy, digital agency Poke has created a singing tweet campaign for mobile operator Orange. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Nick Clegg talks social media in the back of a cab

Posted on September 30, 2010 by

You’ll never guess who I had in the back of my cab the other day….only the deputy prime minsiter, Nick Clegg.  Actually it wasn’t one of BrandShandy that hopped in the hackney carriage with the country’s number two, it was … Continue reading →

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