social media & social networks
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Yann Gourvennec06/01/2014How Digital is changing the Media (Jonathan Taplin)
The media is being revolutionised by digital media Is the media world being reinvented by digital media? That sort of question has definitely escaped the realm of geeks in order to be debated by media experts themselves. So when I was invited by HAVAS‘ Dominique Delport to attend a conference…
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Yann Gourvennec10/12/2013Google Plus Engagement Leaves Big Data Experts Nonplussed
Is this piece in Adweek about Gigya’s insights regarding Google Plus and the fact that, although it is said to be the second biggest social network in terms of users, engagement on Google’s social platform is still low and even at its lowest. Google Plus Engagement Leaves Big Data Experts…
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Yann Gourvennec29/11/2013Ballmer “everywhere I go I see paper and pencils”
Paper and pencils are still everywhere, Steve Ballmer said. I attended an EBG (Electronic Business Group, an influential French e-business Think-Tank) conference on Nov 8 in Paris, at which Steve Ballmer was speaking. It has taken a while to process my notes but here they are at last, sometimes answering…
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Yann Gourvennec19/11/2013Social Media is evolving into Social Mass Media – A Hootsuite video
A few days ago, I received an e-mail message from Canadian ISV Hootsuite telling me that my video was online. Then I was swamped with a flurry of tweets and mentions about some of the insights I had delivered in that video. I am very grateful to Hootsuite for shooting…
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Synthesio report on Social Media Week puts me and Nigeria on the map
It’s very flattering that my name appears on the list of “influencers” who took part in the social media week events of last week. Synthesio has put together this report which is very interesting and shows some of the countries and cities which are head and shoulders above the rest…
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Yann Gourvennec01/02/2013The Good, the Bad and the Ugly about Facebook
Nope! Facebook will never be Yahooed! Let me explain why. This is my second contribution to the innovation generation blogs, an initiative sponsored by Alcatel. Here is my second piece entitled: Facebook, The Good, Bad and Ugly. No one knows exactly where the social network is going, but it’s certainly going…
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Yann Gourvennec13/11/2012Brogan Declares Social Media Not Dead But Boring
Is Social Media boring? Chris Brogan’s latest piece which shows that those who were in first, had to go out first too. I remember Chris from his presentation at Like Minds 2010 in Exeter where I keynoted too: he was passionate, energetic… and warning the world that something big was happening.…
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Yann Gourvennec10/10/2012Social Media in business today : SMI conference – Marrakech
What is the status of Social media in business? I will take part in the forthcoming Social Media Impact conference due to take place in Marrakech, Morocco on October 11-12. Here is an interview I delivered a few weeks ago in order to introduce my pitch over there. What is…
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Scenarios for the future of social media – Blogger Bus Tour
What will the future of social media be like? I put this presentation together at very short notice in order to facilitate a session organised by Orange Business Services for its clients. This isn’t therefore a piece of scientific research, far from that, but merely a few random thoughts put…
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Yann Gourvennec20/09/2012Real influencers in social media may not be those who you think!
On day 3 of the blogger bus tour we had the opportunity to meet face to face with two young start-up managers from San Francisco based Social Chorus an “influence marketing” company named Social Chorus. We were able to spend a whole hour with them and discuss influence, influencers, people-powered…
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Yann Gourvennec13/09/2012today’s presentation at the Sugar CRM acceleration conference in Paris
These are today’s slides for my presentation at the Sugar CRM “acceleration” conference in Paris. I will also deal with “Social” CRM and the integration of barely repeatable processes within CRM processes. Check my other pieces in which I mention Sugar CRM for more details on that company and its…
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Yann Gourvennec25/07/2012my tips for social media management in Romania and elsewhere (5/5)
Name a few examples as to how social media management has helped Orange get more brand awareness? My tips for social media management in Romania and elsewhere (5/5) In most markets in which it operates in the consumer space, Orange has a very good brand awareness not to say the…
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