Tag: Digital and social

Customer ratings and the tyranny of democracy

Has it become too easy to post negative reviews of companies online?

Persuasive copywriting 4: Authority

The principle of authority states that people defer to experts, and are more likely to accept a suggestion if it is backed up by authority.

Stephen Fry, Nick Griffin and the dark side of Twitter Stephen Fry, Nick Griffin and the dark side of Twitter

Social media such as Twitter perhaps make it too easy for us to express our darker feelings.

Twitter, transience and truthfulness Twitter, transience and truthfulness

Most Twitter users keep their posts upbeat and positive. But is a relentlessly sunny worldview really truthful?

Online tone of voice for business

Businesses and professionals need to consider the tone of voice they use in each online/SM channel. Here are some pointers.

Tweeting with the enemy Tweeting with the enemy

Web 2.0 and social media are powerful enablers of ‘co-opetition’, since they facilitate such easy communication between companies or individuals who are nominally competitors

The future of social media The future of social media

A few thoughts on how the Twitter and Facebook of today might morph into the friendlier, more integrated real-time social media of tomorrow.

Stupid questions make for clever marketing Stupid questions make for clever marketing

Sometimes, those involved in marketing campaigns (both buyers and providers) get lost in a sort of creative love-in, congratulating themselves on a great job and forgetting the core aim.