February 21, 2012
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When hashtags become bashtags: a social media nightmare and how to avoid it

This January, the fast-food chain McDonalds launched an outreach exercise on Twitter: they asked customers to share their experiences with McDonalds using the hashtag #mcdstories. Within hours, Twitter was flooded with negative remarks, wisecracks and anti-McDonald’s sentiment, all using the … Continue reading

November 11, 2011
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Great Location-Based Digital Marketing Campaigns

If you run a customer-facing, localized business, then mobile computing and online location-based social facilities like Foursquare or Facebook check- in offer you a great opportunity for unique marketing campaigns. In this post, I’ll list some location-based campaigns that stand … Continue reading