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Posted on Apr 8, 2011 by Sarah McVeigh

Weekly Round-Up | Vol. 86

The finest pickings

Here David Meerman Scott shows how Nordstrom’s employee got it right.

We always get a bit excited at Bluewire when we see big companies taking the plunge and embracing social media. But what’s even better is the personal aspect. Who wants to chat with a big ol’ company? What we want is to engage with the people within it. After all – they’re the ones that are going to know their stuff, right?

Seth Godin’s take on the price/value mismatch.

You can always count on Seth Godin for a touch of perspective amongst all the marketing noise.…

Posted on Sep 7, 2010 by Lesley Hays

Let me give you something for free!

I’d like to share something with you… that sharing’s pretty cool!

Jason Fried is from 37 Signals, the company behind the suite of products Bluewire now uses to manage projects (Basecamp) and contacts (Highrise).

Taking a look at the kind of companies that also use these products, I think he knows something about marketing… This video discusses the merits of “marketing by sharing”: getting the word out about your product, service or business by teaching and sharing information.

Jason starts by explaining how he subconciously stocked his kitchen with utensils and books by companies and chefs who had taught him something in the past.…

Posted on Aug 30, 2010 by Lesley Hays

Weekly round-up (Vol. 70)

Social Media is the New Rock and Roll – The Hopkinson Report
This is a fascinating and well written article comparing the rebellion of rock & roll in the 60s with social media today. It’s a very interesting concept and most of it rings true, though it might all be about to change! Because…

Older Adults Nearly Double Social Media Presence [STATS] – Mashable

My mother is on Facebook and yours probably is too. Scary? Well, this article doesn’t really say what they’re doing on social media but they’re almost certainly checking up you!…