Tag Archives: Chris Copeland

The Most Important Question a Brand Must Answer for Success in 2012 Is…

Twice last month, I found myself in meetings with representatives from Fortune 100 companies during which the conversations shifted to the role a brand’s website should play in the increasingly social, online world. In both cases, the question posed was … Continue reading

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Black Friday: Social Shopping 1.0

I love Black Friday. There, I said it. And I know I’m not alone. By nature, as an anti-social individual who will spear you with a cart while listening to “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer” on my iPod … Continue reading

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One Move That Would Guarantee Google+ Beats Facebook

For the past three months, I’ve been trying to rationalize how Google+ would become a serious threat to Facebook. I’ve considered the success that Google+ has experienced in the short term, boasting 25 million users before going to beta as … Continue reading

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Google Launches Google+ Pages: Insight From GroupM into Why Strategy is Critical; Immediate Steps to Take For Your Business

If you think a brand’s strategy for the Google+ social network platform is a simple as cranking out a Twitter strategy or driving likes and engagement on Facebook, think again. 100 days after kicking off brands who jumped on the Google+ … Continue reading

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The Common Characteristic of Winning Digital Companies

Google recently held its annual partner event, Zeitgeist. During the event, I was moved by speakers who focused on hope, opportunity, and personal and professional passion. This is the epitome of what Google is, at its core, when you strip … Continue reading

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Can Google Embody the Mantra of Its Social Network

With Google+ formally moving into beta, also known as the Google equivalent of full-market release status, it’s time to determine what role Google+ should play for consumers. Is it a cure to Facebook fatigue? A different way to do social, … Continue reading

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Why Retailers’ ‘Ho Ho Ho’ May Be an “Oh, No!” Without Mobile SEO

Last week, Google released via a blog post data around its expectations for the holiday season as it pertains to mobile device usage. The numbers represent a potentially massive shift in consumer behavior as it relates to usage of devices … Continue reading

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Stock Market Volatility Creates Search Market Opportunities

“Fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy night” – Bette Davis, All About Eve Debt ceiling debates, S&P downgrades of U.S. credit ratings, wild swings in stock market levels and a global economic crisis drifting back towards … Continue reading

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Why It’s Time to Define the ‘Who’ in Yahoo

Before Next Leader Is Named, Company Must Reconcile Exactly What It Aims to Be Carol Bartz is finally out at Yahoo. Gone as well are investor and industry confidence, and nowhere to be seen is the $30+ share price offer … Continue reading

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Google’s Not Making You Stupid, It’s Making You Obsolete!

In 2007, Mashable claimed that Google was making us dumber. In 2008, Nicholas Carr of The Atlantic went deeper, proclaiming that we were, as a society, becoming stupid in part due to the advancements of companies like Google. Carr was … Continue reading

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