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United Arab Emirates, a set on Flickr.
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United Arab Emirates, a set on Flickr.

We have certainly taken advantage of the cool winter months. Here are a few shots from around Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

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Identidad Turistica de Sao Paulo

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Ogilvy - The Original Mad Man
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Ogilvy - The Original Mad Man

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The Most Valuable U.S Retail Brands of 2010

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This presentation explains why strong brands are stronger, it also provides you with the profiles of the top 50 brands.


Source: Interbrand Design Forum

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My response: “10 Mistakes Brands make on Facebook in the Middle East”

Undeniably, social media, Facebook included, has reshaped how we connect with our audience.

Whilst incredibly powerful and exciting, it’s important to remember, social media plays but a part within a wider brand communications touch-point strategy. Whilst the potential benefits and rewards are attractive, strategising social media’s role and purpose within your business, if it is to succeed, must be a well-considered and executed initiative — working in complete harmony with your brand.

Where the most effective strategies have succeeded in connecting, both internally and externally, has been when social media has been integrated in to a holistic brand communications plan. Respecting all of the existing components of an organisation’s Brand Platform, i.e. its culture, personality, values, which in-turn informs its look-and-feel and tone-of-voice.

So, whether your product or service is young, fresh and fun, or conservative, composed and prudent, the results are the same — your Facebook page should reinforce the characteristics of your brand.

This will help determine how best to communicate with your stakeholders, reducing the likelihood of fragmentation and risk of implementing a platform that will undermine and ultimately devalue your brand. [DD]

Original Post:10 Mistakes Brands make on Facebook in the Middle East” / Innovations Digital

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Consumers Don’t Like Shopping Via Branded Apps

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Companies have long felt the pressure to develop apps for customers carrying tablets and smartphones, but according to a new study consumers show a greater preference — by up to 20 times — for browsing the Web to shop rather than using branded apps.

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Love this, the story of the evolution of the PBS logo, as told by its designer, Herb Lubalin. 

[Video via Creative Review and Under Consideration.]

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Vertical Calendaruncrate.com
If you haven’t yet pur­chased a 2012 cal­en­dar for your­self, make this year’s ver­sion less of an eye­sore and more of a con­ver­sa­tion piece with the Ver­ti­cal Cal­en­dar ($30). Mea­sur­ing a foot across and three feet tall, each month fea­tu…

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Vertical Calendar
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If you haven’t yet pur­chased a 2012 cal­en­dar for your­self, make this year’s ver­sion less of an eye­sore and more of a con­ver­sa­tion piece with the Ver­ti­cal Cal­en­dar ($30). Mea­sur­ing a foot across and three feet tall, each month fea­tu…

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It’s Time To Start Judging Nonprofits Like For-Profits
BY ALEXA CLAY AND JON CAMFIELD, fastcoexist.com
When considering donations, people often make harsh assumptions about nonprofits that spend on marketing and overhead. But maybe those expenses means the organization is doing a good job.Every year around this time, a batch of arti­cles comes o…

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It’s Time To Start Judging Nonprofits Like For-Profits
BY ALEXA CLAY AND JON CAMFIELD, fastcoexist.com

When considering donations, people often make harsh assumptions about nonprofits that spend on marketing and overhead. But maybe those expenses means the organization is doing a good job.

Every year around this time, a batch of arti­cles comes o…

RT @FastCoExist: It’s Time To Start Judging Nonprofits Like For-Profits http://t.co/NugzEf9N

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The industry as a whole hasn’t come around to realizing how big mobile is just yet.
Dave Morin, CEO and co-founder of Path

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519. The best way to ruin an apology is with an explanation.

(Source: rulesformyunbornson)

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Caught on Camera: World’s Worst Employee?
Eric Markowitz, inc.com
FedEx’s response to one of its employ­ees chuck­ing a cus­tomer’s com­put­er mon­i­tor over a six-foot fence shows how your com­pa­ny should respond to a PR dis­as­ter.If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a 21-sec­ond video that’ll make yo…

RT @IncMagazine: Lessons learned from a PR fiasco: http://t.co/axz81F92 #FedEx http://flpbd.it/YgGD

Caught on Camera: World’s Worst Employee?
Eric Markowitz, inc.com

FedEx’s response to one of its employ­ees chuck­ing a cus­tomer’s com­put­er mon­i­tor over a six-foot fence shows how your com­pa­ny should respond to a PR dis­as­ter.

If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s a 21-sec­ond video that’ll make yo…

RT @IncMagazine: Lessons learned from a PR fiasco: http://t.co/axz81F92 #FedEx http://flpbd.it/YgGD

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Life’s Work 2011hbr.org

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