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There is Room in the C-Suite for LinkedIn

By J.D. Gershbein October 1, 2010

How LinkedIn has gained entry to the hallowed halls of corporate America isn’t so much the question but, rather, why has it taken so long?

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Toyota — Crisis Management at its Worst

By James T. Berger June 3, 2010

Toyota clearly belongs in the team picture of the worst of failures – and will probably pay dearly in the end. However, making the mistake is not the biggest problem , it is how the crisis is managed that transcends the crisis and transforms a mere crisis into a marketing disaster.

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Now is the Right Time for LinkedIn

By J.D. Gershbein June 3, 2010

The beginning of a new decade is the best possible benchmark.  It is the perfect time to evaluate current business practices, set…

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IPad Has All the Ingredients for a Classic Marketing Blunder

By James T. Berger February 11, 2010

Fresh from its fabulous success with the iPod and iPhone, Steve Jobs has unveiled the latest in Apple’s “iPortfolio,” the iPad. Amid all the hoopla of a major media unveiling, there are some obvious elements of a classic marketing mistake.

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Looking for a New Advertising Agency?
It’s a Buyer’s Market – But Be Careful

By James T. Berger December 15, 2009

The economic downturn may prove a major opportunity to mid-size companies looking to change advertising agencies.

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LinkedIn and Personal Branding

By J.D. Gershbein November 8, 2009

Who owns your personal brand? What is driving the meaning of your brand to clients, partners, and employers? How is your online content being disseminated across the digital divide? For those who have yet to incorporate LinkedIn into their hierarchy of marketing objectives, these may be challenging questions.

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What is LinkedIn and why?

By J.D. Gershbein October 7, 2009

The question still comes up: What is LinkedIn? Once that answer is delivered, sometimes to the satisfaction of the inquirer; most often, not, the other question is sure to follow: Why LinkedIn?

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SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THE C-SUITE

By J.D. Gershbein September 14, 2009

The Social Media tsunami has spawned a veritable army of evangelists, strategists, consultants, and would-be entrepreneurs in the fight for the Internet marketing dollar. They are marching to a subtle yet driving hymn of information overload, promising ROI, search engine domination and profitability at every turn. In the distance, tweeting, once faint, can be heard. The most ambitious of these soldiers, with laptops ablaze, have set their sights on the C-suite.

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New Paradigms Abound

By James T. Berger July 23, 2009

By any measure, conventional advertising is in the dumpster. However, advertising budgets are probably as high as ever with some recession adjustments. Where is the money – to results going?

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Success in Social Media

By J.D. Gershbein June 13, 2009

How is success in Social Media defined? Is it an input-equals-output argument? Can expenditures by companies in this area be justified? With so many individuals and corporations unable to attach logic to the concept, let alone the possibility of payoff, how does the use of the Social Media translate into black ink on the balance sheet? These are the questions imposed on businesses that seek to advance and flourish in the Internet Age

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