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Why Is CSR Popular?

Posted by Gabe Chesman on July 16, 2010 at 11:53 am

Recently, the idea of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has become popular. So popular, in fact, that CSR is now almost standard protocol for most companies. For those unfamiliar with CSR, the gist is businesses would embrace responsibility for the impact of its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, and stakeholders. CSR-focused businesses proactively promote [...]

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Innovation And Change In Media

Posted by Gabe Chesman on June 15, 2010 at 1:05 pm

Evolution of Media I attended the PR Week Lab on June 10-11. It was a great combination of innovators from different types of companies and differing point-of-views on how to utilize media. Whether it was optimizing company social media output or governing internal social communication, the premise of integrating “traditional” and “new media” was the [...]

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Gen-Y Is More Socially Responsible

Posted by Gabe Chesman on May 19, 2010 at 5:14 pm

Typically, the younger audiences aren’t targeted for donations or volunteerism. Perhaps there’s an assumption that the youth don’t have money to give or that they simply don’t care. Guess again…and re-focus your campaign. Gen-Y has become a major force in social change. They’re more active, more social, and are able to motivate themselves in ways [...]

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Shift Happens – View The Shift

Posted by Gabe Chesman on May 9, 2010 at 3:28 pm

Posted July 30, 2009 — Social Media Revolution: Is social media a fad? Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution? This video details out social media facts and figures that are hard to ignore. This video is produced by the author of Socialnomics. For more information on the creator of the video, [...]

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Be Your Audience

Posted by Gabe Chesman on March 20, 2010 at 12:53 pm

What kind of computer do you use? What kind of car do you drive? What brand of shoes do you wear? The point of these rhetorical questions is to show that you’re a consumer everyday. Even though you may run a company, it fundamentally comes down to what the customer wants. Shown by the questions [...]

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