Opportunities for small businesses – It was apparent a few years ago when ‘social media’ began to excite the entrepreneur community and small business owners. Immediately, the potential for taking the prime promotional mechanism of the start-up and small business world – ‘word-of mouth’ – and amplifying its reach was recognised. The opportunity lay in … Continue reading
3. Reputation – the ‘jury is still out’ on the extent social media plays in managing reputation. Depending on the type of business, or sector a business operates in the uptake of social media varies considerably, although stepping into 2012 financial year, many organisations have begun to investigate what social media can contribute given the … Continue reading
WHERE WE’RE AT IN 2012. Social media gives everyone a voice … but so what? The driving ethos of social media is ‘every individual has a voice, and can share it with the world’– in effect it’s taking the ‘one-to-one’ relationship up a notch to a ‘one-to-one-to-many’ dynamic where an individual has ‘networked personal contact’, and … Continue reading
5. Market maturity, marketing gets sophisticated and personal – Market saturation with excess product available required manufacturers to refine manufacturing output to meet specific needs of their markets, and maintain profitability through aiming precisely priced propositions at key customer groups while leveraging additional income streams through low cost, complementary services with a perceived high value. … Continue reading
Many people I meet feel we’re at a significant juncture. Economic fragility in the developed world, the astonishing growth of the emerging economies in Asia and South America, and the redefining of roles different industries perform in shaping our economies and livelihoods, all represent an underlying seismic shift. But where is this shift taking us? … Continue reading
I couldn’t possibly capture the variety of talks and subjects covered within Social Media Week, however, I can confirm that in London there was a fabulous response and show of interest in the 180 events that took place over the week. The events I attended drew people in their hundreds and were full to capacity. Many … Continue reading
Mark Batchelor 