Social Media
MassMutual – Kids Take Charge
This summer, MassMutual challenged Mullen to develop a program to address the declining rate of life insurance ownership in America, break down barriers that prevent people from buying plans and debunk the myths about the subject. Mullen’s response: Kids Take Charge℠. Launched this week, Kids Take Charge℠ seeks to educate consumers through a series of [...]
// read moreSocial media fatigue and the challenge for brands
You finally have Facebook working. You’re interacting on Twitter. You’ve got company blogs. And your social media staff or your agency has set you up with dashboards, a conversation strategy and analytics to measure everything from engagement, traffic and word-of-mouth. But now there’s Instagram. Brands like Burberry and Olympus (a Mullen client) are getting more and [...]
// read moreFive qualities to demand when hiring a social media professional
editor’s note: first published on creativity|emerging media How do you hire for excellence today in a space that seems to change overnight? As agencies and brands alike continue their mad rush to hire social media savvy talent it can be difficult just to get the right people on both sides of an interview. To add [...]
// read moreR2: A space traveler and Twitter enthusiast
On July 20, 1969, the U.S. put the first humans on the moon, which happens to be exactly 15 years prior to my birthday. And, while I share my birthday with such a landmark day, I’ve never really cared too much about aeronautics, space travel or robotics. And, I don’t think I’m alone in this [...]
// read moreFacebook changes the game
At the F8 Developer Conference this week, Facebook didn’t just announce a few updates, they shared how their forward-thinking vision has come to life and forever changed the way people will share and become aware of information on the web. In essence it’s all about connections. Facebook started this movement when they introduced the “like” [...]
// read moreTweetSwell — the newest player in Twitter applications
It’s hard not to get your feelings hurt when someone un-follows you on Twitter. Just like being un-friended on Facebook, it feels like an undeserved snub. As many who work in social media know, it especially hurts when it’s your job to gain followers for a client. Twitter is like a more-manic version of Facebook [...]
// read moreMirror marketing
Shakespeare wrote that the purpose of art is to “hold the mirror up to nature.” In the Bard’s plays we see on stage a reflection of ourselves, and that’s how he created timeless art. I’ve been struggling to find the right metaphor to explain the art of social media marketing to clients, colleagues, even my [...]
// read moreBlogging in the Alleghenies – a social media adventure
Navigating the ever-changing waters of social media marketing is becoming more challenging by the day. Apple recently announced the 100,000th app for the iPhone. A study from the Association of National Advertisers revealed that two thirds of marketers have now used social media in some capacity. Some brands have even chosen to market exclusively through [...]
// read moreMullen Bloggers Recap: week of November 9
Mullen bloggers pumped out more than a few good pieces this week. In case you missed them over at Creativity_Unbound, Edward Boches offered a slightly revised version of his column published in this month’s Communication Arts Design Annual titled “Social media changes everything except the need for creativity.” He also introduced us to Martin Wattenberg’s [...]
// read moreMullen Bloggers Recap: week of November 2
This is our first weekly update recapping what Mullen’s bloggers have been talking about in case you missed them, or didn’t realize we had so many bloggers. We’ll try to make this a regular addition to our Mullen blog. At Creativity_Unbound, CCO Edward Boches wrote a piece inspired by R/GA’s Bob Greenberg titled “Everything starts [...]
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