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PepsiCo’s Josh Karpf: Using social media to connect on and offline
As we gear up for BlogWell: How Big Brands Use Social Media in Minneapolis — hosted by General Mills — on August 13 featuring case studies from Walmart, McDonald’s, H&R Block, Mayo Clinic, General Mills, Ford, CME Group, and Progressive, we’re sharing case studies from our latest BlogWell event in San Francisco. At BlogWell, you’ll…
Smokey Bones BBQ asks employees to engage fans in social media
Smokey Bones – a 68-unit franchise concentrated in Florida – has given several of its employees second jobs as social media marketers charged with engaging fans online. Each location selects a web host — someone familiar with social media tools — to run localized web, Facebook, and Myspace pages to communicate with each location’s fans, known as…
Big news: Blog Council becomes the Social Media Business Council, moves to SocialMedia.org
Big news from all of us here at GasPedal and the newly renamed Blog Council: Our community for social media leaders at large companies has officially changed its name to the Social Media Business Council and has moved from BlogCouncil.org to SocialMedia.org. Here’s the press release with more details: Chicago, IL — The Blog Council,…
Survey: How Big Businesses Staff Social Media
The Blog Council is preparing a study titled “How Big Businesses Staff Social Media.” This study will benchmark social media functions in enterprise environments. Specifically, we want to learn: Who works on social media What department they work for How much time they spend using social media What they earn Benefits of participation: You will…
Social Media Case Study from Molly Schonthal of Nokia
Come to BlogWell: How big brands use social media on June 23 in San Francisco to hear Dell, Wells Fargo, Kaiser Permanente, SAP, Pepsi, Cisco, and Intuit share case studies in corporate social media. You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — in one afternoon, for…
Social Media Case Study from Marc Monseau of Johnson & Johnson
Come to BlogWell: How big brands use social media on June 23 in San Francisco to hear Dell, Wells Fargo, Kaiser Permanente, SAP, Pepsi, Cisco, and Intuit share case studies in corporate social media. You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — in one afternoon, for…
Social Media Case Study from Rhonda Lowry of Turner
Come to BlogWell: How big brands use social media on June 23 in San Francisco to hear Dell, Wells Fargo, Kaiser Permanente, SAP, Pepsi, Cisco, and Intuit share case studies in corporate social media. You’ll learn how to get started, get past roadblocks, and make your social media program phenomenal — in one afternoon, for…