Archive for March 11th, 2009

Snickers Slams the Brakes on Social Media

Posted 11 March 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Marketing, Social Media | 86 Comments

Last Monday the social media industry was all atwitter over the news of Skittles’ new official site (or lack there of.)  While reviews were mixed in terms of execution (and originality), I think most agreed it was an A for effort and one of the more progressive social media moves from a brand so far [...]

New Facebook Business Pages and Engaging Consumers in Conversation

Posted 11 March 2009 | By | Categories: Industry News, Marketing, Social Media | 165 Comments

Facebook recently revamped it business pages and while it provides new opportunities for brands, there are also new challenges. The primary change is that a majority of the page is now taken up with the “wall”, which consists of status updates and comments by fans. This is obviously a direct response to Twitter and the [...]