Inspiration for Digital Marketing & Social Media

Who’s Doing Social Media Marketing Right?

September 3, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

As I gear up for the NG CMO Summit in September, I sat down to interview marketing expert Jeffrey Hayzlett. Jeff was one of the first CMOs, most famously at Kodak, to “get” social and successfully leverage its power to redefine brands and build customer relationships. Today he’s better known as a global business celebrity, […]

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Peter Friedman – The Price of Business Interview

August 19, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

LiveWorld is a social content marketing company providing moderation, insight and engagement. A trusted partner to the world’s largest brands, LiveWorld provides a competitive advantage through management of user content, amplifying brand presence and increasing customer loyalty. Kevin Price talks to LiveWorld’s Chairman and CEO, Peter Friedman, to find out more about the company. What […]

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Why Did You Start Your Business?

July 28, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

  Because we believe in the power of dialogue and relationships March 6, 1996: Jenna Woodul, my soon to be co-founder, and I were having breakfast at the Peppermill in Cupertino, CA across the street from the Apple building in which we worked. We were discussing whether or not to start a new Internet company. […]

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What is Real Social Media Engagement?

July 23, 2013
Posted by: Peter Friedman, Founder, Chairman & CEO

At some point, every social media director has to sit down and show their boss that their social strategy is “working.” When that moment comes, they typically turn to an engagement metric—say, the ratio of average total of likes, comments and shares on posts to the total number of fans. This isn’t a bad metric. […]

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