Posted in banking, community, consumer behavior, donor, economic recession, financial services, investment, kansas city, marketing, network, social network, transformation on May 12th, 2010
To say that the recession has had a negative impact on retirement savings is a serious understatement. Rather than debate the legality, morality or responsibility to shareholders and other arguments related to the cause of the problem, I would like to open a conversation about how to fix the destruction. A lot of people are [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized, community, consumer behavior, consumer engagement, consumer generated content, economic recession, follower, leader, lifecycle, marketing, marketing innovation, network, social marketing, social media, social network, web on Oct 7th, 2009
Social Media came of age in this recession. I believe the phenomenal growth of the various social media channels owes much of its success to the recession. The current under employment rate hit 17% last month according to Paul R. La Monica at CNNMoney.com — that’s all the folks who are unemployed, plus the ones [...]
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“Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.” — Warren Buffett
No one should question the investing prowess of Warren Buffett. He is a master of the business. His oft repeated but rarely followed quote is core to his success. My question is does it make sense to use Mr. Buffett’s [...]
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Posted in 1:1 Marketing, banking, consumer engagement, customer engagement, financial services, individualized marketing, insurance, investment, marketing, one to one marketing, personalized marketing on Sep 16th, 2008
Holy cow! What a whirlwind on Wall Street. Banking, insurance, and investment are plummeting — gold is up. People are taking their money and running for the hills. The ‘cover your anatomy’ mentality is trickling down to markets nationwide. With the economy in such dismal disarray, you may be asking, “why is the title of [...]
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Posted in 1:1 Marketing, consumer engagement, customer engagement, customer interaction, financial services, individualized marketing, marketing innovation, one to one marketing, social branding, social media on Aug 22nd, 2008
We’re all feeling it. The recession, coupled with the slow summer sales are leaving us all with questions floating around in our head. But what can we do to combat these times? In his recent blog post, “What Do You Do When Old Media Vehicles Are Losing Effectiveness And New Media Vehicles Are Not Proven [...]
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