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The Best Social Media Blogs

Guest Post by: Monica Shaw

Social media blogs are a dime a dozen these days, it’s impossible to keep up with them all. We’ve been brainstorming our personal favourites here at Market Sentinel and came up with 34 blogs that we unanimously agree are great reads for people in the social media and digital planning industry.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 31 May, 2011 - 21:58
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Trader Joes, Where Less Is More

(Welcome to the second in a two-post series on how retailers manage the choice conundrum. This is written by C. B. Whittemore, Chief Simplifier of Simple Marketing Now, a marketing communications consultancy focused on simplifying customer interactions with social media and content marketing.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 31 May, 2011 - 21:21
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Candy Floss Journalism

I get contacted by lots of journalists and have developed a sixth sense for spotting the variety that know what they want to hear and if you aint saying it, will keep searching until they find somebody who does. This happened to me a few weeks ago.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 30 May, 2011 - 22:21
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Turn off/ We Are Only as Visionary as Our Language Permits Us

Two weeks without checking my RSS-feeds and my brain is experiencing a creative spring. It seems the cyclical sameness of intellectual entertainment, disguised as (RSS/Blog) inspiration does nothing more than keep our brains occupied coping with the share volume of stuff to be updated on – instead of letting our mind rest for a second and make its own creative connections.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 30 May, 2011 - 21:33
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A Rare Interview with the Master of Good Design, Dieter Rams

I’m a big fan of Dieter Rams, so much so that I have even dedicated an entire article here at Design Sojourn to his design philosophy. Therefore, I was quite excited to watch this rare interview of everyone’s favorite Design Meister by Fast Co Design.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 29 May, 2011 - 12:56
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A Rare Interview with the Master of Good Design, Dieter Rams

I’m a big fan of Dieter Rams, so much so that I have even dedicated an entire article here at Design Sojourn to his design philosophy. Therefore, I was quite excited to watch this rare interview of everyone’s favorite Design Meister by Fast Co Design.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 29 May, 2011 - 12:55
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Design Thinking and Growth: What’s the Connection? Why Do We Need Growth?

The Harvard Design Thinking Seminar was a great one. High quality participants and great turn out with beautiful New York City spring weather. Lunch on the rooftop is way better than a banquet room or a faculty's dining hall. No place on earth can beat the view of New York City. So much energy and creativity.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 29 May, 2011 - 12:49
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Billions of People Want the Super Brand Religion

Today the world has 6.92 billion people. They all wake up and look for the sun in the sky. They also look up at super brands and aspire to belong. The future is bright for brands that evolve their consumers into passionate advocates. Loyal consumers who buy without question. These are consumers who are worth their weight in gold.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 28 May, 2011 - 08:23
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Critical Thinking about Neuromarketing

For years, most criticism of neuromarketing has been either alarmism (“OMG! They are reading my thoughts to make me buy stuff!”) or outright dismissal (“There’s no valid science, they are all charlatans!”). In the last few weeks, however, a couple of thoughtful blog posts popped up that are worth a read.

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Comments (0)Posted on on 28 May, 2011 - 07:18
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