Beware the Social Media Guru

10 principles of social marketing

  1. People not consumers  -  Mark Earls
  2. Social agenda not business agenda  -  Le’Nise Brothers
  3. Continuous conversation not campaigning  -  John V Willshire
  4. Long term impacts not quick fixes  -  Faris Yakob
  5. Marketing with people not to people  -  Katy Lindemann
  6. Being authentic not persuasive  -  Neil Perkin
  7. Perpetual beta  -  Jamie Coomber
  8. Technology changes, people don’t  -  Amelia Torode
  9. Change will never be this slow again  -  Graeme Wood
  10. Measurement  -  Asi Sharabi

And there’s the IPA event on October 6th where these principles will be discussed: IPA Social Media Seminar

I’d like to add another:

11. Be human

I had a lot of fun yesterday at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention (#iofnc). A quick thank you to everyone who came to the talk I did with David Knights from Anthony Nolan.
The slides from the presentation and the relevant research are available to download. I also put the presentation on slideshare but, after several failed attempts to upload, what’s there is a bit font-mangled. Come on slideshare - sort it out ;)

I had a lot of fun yesterday at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention (#iofnc). A quick thank you to everyone who came to the talk I did with David Knights from Anthony Nolan.

The slides from the presentation and the relevant research are available to download. I also put the presentation on slideshare but, after several failed attempts to upload, what’s there is a bit font-mangled. Come on slideshare - sort it out ;)

A simple explanation of social media from the estimable Common Craft.

My Geek Chart… is this interesting?


My Geek Chart

Really? Is this interesting? I don’t think so. So why did you post it to your website then, you self-absorbed, social technology narcissist? I’m not sure, and why are you talking to yourself? Get some sleep, douchebag.

So, is this interesting?