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
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
In the social business marketplace, brands that hope to build loyal and growing communities do so most effectively when they demonstrate their core values and allow a community to build and engage around it. – Simon Mainwaring
The new dynamics between brands and consumers, driven by social media, are proving to be a powerful impetus for change. – Simon Mainwaring
Microsoft has had two goals in the last 10 years. One was to copy the Mac, and the other was to copy Lotus success in the spreadsheet – basically, the applications business. And over the course of the last 10 years, Microsoft accomplished both of those goals. And now they are completely lost. – Steve Jobs