Simon Mainwaring – Quotes Crazy

Theres an adage that is an apt description of the new dynamic at work between brands and consumers connected through social media: People support what they help to build. But now that many brands are launching community-driven cause marketing campaigns, the challenge becomes what to do next? – Simon Mainwaring

Refuse to accept the belief that your professional relevance, career success or financial security turns on the next update on the latest technology. Sometimes its good to put the paddle down and just let the canoe glide. – Simon Mainwaring

The most impactful way consumers can assert their power is to become mindful shoppers, giving their dollars only to socially responsible companies. In todays world of social media and smart phones, this is easy to do. – Simon Mainwaring

Your computer neednt be the first thing your see in the morning and the last thing you see at night. – Simon Mainwaring

Lets hope brands recognize that the true power of this technology is not its reach but its ability to communicate substance that adds meaning to our lives. Otherwise, brands will be investing in technology that consumers simply wont buy. – Simon Mainwaring

Gluttony might be innocuous were it not for the fact that gluttons tend to disregard whether their self-serving behaviors harm anyone else. We dont need to look far and wide to find examples of gluttonous behavior, as they are numerous throughout the history of capitalism. – Simon Mainwaring

And if you look at the reality in the United States, where you have more than 40 million people below the poverty line and 42 million on food stamps, and then you look at poverty around the world, clearly the way were running the engine of capitalism is not serving us well. – Simon Mainwaring

The simple act of saying thank you is a demonstration of gratitude in response to an experience that was meaningful to a customer or citizen. – Simon Mainwaring

Ultimately, its possible that social media platforms will be designed as templates that the users themselves customize in terms of the best way to express their community and experience of life, and brands will have to simply follow suit. – Simon Mainwaring

How much do you as a consumer value a positive experience with a brand or its customer service department? How willing are you to share that with your friends? How inclined are you to let that person know that youre interaction with them was positive? – Simon Mainwaring

There is a fundamental shift that social media necessitates in business today – the need to transition from Me First to We First thinking. – Simon Mainwaring

Not since the digital revolution in the early 90s has technology placed such a comprehensive burden on business, employees and individuals to reinvent their business plans, services and products, and themselves to keep pace with the changing marketplace. – Simon Mainwaring

What todays business reality makes clear is that brands cannot survive in a society that is failing economically, socially, ethically, and morally. – Simon Mainwaring

Work with your competitors when the interest of the community and planet are at stake. – Simon Mainwaring

The companies that make meaningful contributions while also listening to the voices of others are the ones that will genuinely engage their community, who will then go to work for them. – Simon Mainwaring

Social media is not about the exploitation of technology but service to community. – Simon Mainwaring

Technology is teaching us to be human again. – Simon Mainwaring

Like all technology, social media is neutral but is best put to work in the service of building a better world. – Simon Mainwaring

Non-profits must become deeply engaged in the ways that their donor communities are using social technology. – Simon Mainwaring

Find the human in the technology. The currency marketers trade in has not changed even if the methods have. Emotion is what we exchange. – Simon Mainwaring