Gap teaches us “community” is a reality that needs dealing with

If you follow business news you’ll have witnessed some interesting issues management by Gap of late. Whether you think what happened is right or wrong, there is I think a greater lesson for everyone in business today. That’s the fact that today a (relatively small) group of customers can make a big noise and derail
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Connie Bensen, yBC’s reporter at Blogworld

This month the big news in social media marketing is Blogworld, the world’s largest social media conference, and it’s happening in Las Vegas over the next few days. For the many people who can’t make the event, the good news is that yourBusinessChannel has got its very own insider and she’ll be keeping us posted with all
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What does engagement mean to you?

Not long ago, I was in London with 400 marketing professionals filming our client Alterian’s Engaging Times Summit. It’s all about how marketing is changing and Alterian had some leading speakers – including DM pioneer Stan Rapp and Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic. The interesting thing has been how different marketers interpret “engagement”. At
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