Ann Longley

Networked Communications

November 20, 2012
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#7 Social Provocations

If brands integrate their social acitivty with their brand strategies they can achieve enhanced reputations, relationships, relevance and ultimately revenue. The provocations are designed to inspire brands to think differently about the importance of becoming more social as brands in spite of the challenges to do so.
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December 24, 2011
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Anti-consumerism challenges capitalist status quo

In the current economic climate, organised anti-consumerist activity is increasing and we are seeing visible signs of discontent in our communities. Whilst current social movements like Occupy have made it clear they are unhappy with the current state of affairs, … Continue reading

October 23, 2011
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Crowdsource change by outsourcing micro-work

Samasource uses crowdsourcing via the internet to connect people in developing countries with opportunities to work on the delivery of data projects. Leila Chirayath Janah gave an inspiring speach about the work of the organisation recently as part of Linked In’s … Continue reading

December 9, 2009
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Learning to listen: the benefits of buzz

In November I gave a presentation at Monitoring Social Media 09 (#msm09); it was picked as top presentation on Slideshare today. What a wonderful surprise. The presentation (below) and also here sets out the business case for monitoring social media, … Continue reading

June 22, 2009
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Word of mouth more influential than TV ads

Speaking about brands and social media at C21′s Social Media Conference at BAFTA, I highlighted both the threats and opportunities for brands, suggesting there was more to be gained than lost by trying to leverage social media. My presentation cites … Continue reading