Posts Tagged ‘social media’
Social Networks in the Geopolitical Arena
[imageframe lightbox=”no” style_type=”none” bordercolor=”” bordersize=”0px” stylecolor=”” align=”right” animation_type=”0″ animation_direction=”down” animation_speed=”0.1″ class=”” id=””][/imageframe] If anyone still doubts the transformational effects the digital media are having on our culture, the recent events in Egypt and Tunisia should finally set them to rest. In both cases, social networks, predominately Facebook and Twitter, are acknowledged as being instrumental in…
Read MoreYou can’t spell ROI without “R” or “I”
For the past year or so I’ve been dutifully following the very public discussion on ROI as it relates to social networks and the digital media. I’ve tracked discussion threads, downloaded white papers, read articles online and in print (and yes, print does still matter). I initially approached the subject with interest, then continued to…
Read More10 Recruitment Techniques for Post-Recession War for Talent
As the economy begins to mend itself, we are already beginning to see a slow growth in the formation of new jobs. History shows that for every recession, a rapid period of growth follows shortly thereafter. If you are among the lucky HR professionals to have survived “The Great Recession”, now would be a good…
Read MoreThe Passive Job Seeker Is Golden
Especially in today’s economic environment, employers are becoming increasingly “choosy” with regard to whom they hire… and rightfully so. With the unemployment rate reaching highs that we have not seen in decades, more and more job seekers have resorted to “fabricated enthusiasm” in hopes of impressing recruiters. These candidates are willing to settle for a…
Read MoreMore Patient than Impatiens
They say nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. In my small nook of the world, the other certainty is the little house I pass going to and from work that plants hundreds of impatiens along the roadside every year. They start as small seedlings in early spring, and by the summer they…
Read MoreIs Print Advertising in Newspapers Gone?
I have been in recruitment advertising for 30 years and I have never seen such a downturn in Newspaper advertising as I have in over the past 2 years. I feel the reason is what I call ‘the double whammy”. The first of these whammies are the job websites — it’s much cheaper to post…
Read MoreNew FTC Guidelines for Social Media
[Image: Adweek] In the October 13th New York Times editorial regarding “Truth in Advertising…” they claim perfectly sound reasons for consumers to be wary of how social networking site content is possibly deceitful. All too often corporations hire bloggers to “fake” positive opinions about products and services offered, or celebrities are secretly hired to endorse a…
Read More1984 Meets Twitter
Thanks to Turner Classic Movies I recently got to watch a movie I last saw in 1969. It happens to be one which I’ve mentioned frequently to friends and coworkers when discussing our emerging digital media. The film is a satirical comedy called The President’s Analyst, and while being frighteningly prophetic it also demonstrates the…
Read MoreWelcome/New Media Intro
This is the official Sanna Mattson MacLeod blog, where each week you’ll find blog posts from a member of the SMM team. We are a full-service advertising agency, which means you’ll be seeing posts related to each of departments, such as Recruitment, Art, Media, Communication, Creative and — my personal favorite —New, or Social Media.…
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