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Jobs That Will Be Replaced By Social Media

March 1, 2010 by Rohit Bhargava
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Social media is not a robot. In fact, there could hardly be a more opposing idea to social media than that of robotic automation. I start this post by sharing that because the idea that any job could be "replaced" by social media is contentious idea. There are plenty of market forces displacing people from jobs ... do we really need... [read more]

Another report predicts a tough year for print media, radio

February 7, 2010 by Dirk Singer
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This one is from ExactTarget, which worked with Econsultancy to survey 1000 marketers (both in house and agency) worldwide. It mirrors other reports over the past few months, for example this one by the IAB, by showing that 28% of marketers will shift their budgets from traditional towards digital in 2010, with 66% increasing... [read more]

Centralized Control of Social vs. Spreading Social Throughout the Organization

January 25, 2010 by John Bell
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Should there be social media marketing and communication experts within your enterprise or should "social" be spread out across the business within existing job functions?  This is a false question. Or at the least it is a question whose answer will predictably change over time. Ultimately, business will identify and adopt... [read more]

3 Helpful Social Media Marketing Predictions for 2010

January 6, 2010 by John Bell
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I read a lot of 2010 predictions to end up with 3 that I felt were truly helpful to a seasoned marketer from a major business. There are a lot of common clams out there from "this is the year of mobile marketing" to the many ways people guess that location-based marketing will take off (this ranges form the 'augmented reality' fans... [read more]

Unemployment has little to no effect on Social Media & Digital

November 14, 2009 by Michael Brito
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… at least in my little corner of the world in Silicon Valley it doesn't. I often get pinged by recruiters, headhunters and various friends of mine about open positions, jobs and consulting opportunities they are looking to fill. Usually, they ask me if I know someone who is looking for a new opportunity (which is also an... [read more]

Doubling Down on Social Media

October 29, 2009 by Marc Hausman
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The cuts at media publishing houses are now slicing into muscle.Consider reports this week out of Forbes where 50 editorial positions have been slashed, including the elimination of news bureaus in Los Angeles and London. This isn't Toledo and Tacoma being whacked. It is simply stunning that Forbes has pulled out ground resources in... [read more]

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