A dozen favorite demos from the Finovate conference
05/10/2013
9 Ideas For a Successful Strategic Partnership
If you’re pursuing joint ventures or strategic alliances, learn at the foot of the master, ARM. Got a smartphone? Inside that phone is a microprocessor designed by ARM Holdings. At ARM, “The organization is the disruptive technology.”* 9 ARM-inspired ideas Slideshow [mobile-sized] The 9 ideas: Be nice. People like to work with nice people. Be [...]
Continue reading... 03/21/2013
Corporate Access in the Crosshairs
Corporate Access and Investor Relations — How corporate executives offer themselves as content for commissions schemes at investment banks. Why some investor relations officers privately grumble. “Corporate access” marches on, but it’s a low-risk prediction that US regulators will soon shine a light on this practice. Already-eroded trust in financial services institutions and corporate leadership may take another reputation hit. Troubles from the UK market may come to US shores.
Continue reading... 01/10/2013
Social Markets and Activist Shareholders
Surely, the true economic winner in the public battle over Herbalife is the news media. Kate Kelly and Herb Greenberg on CNBC have the widest reach when it comes to big-ratings stories such as Herbalife. However, Stocktwits and other social media are staking their claim.
Continue reading... 11/14/2012
10 Ways to Connect with Customers (and Voters)
Political campaigns and corporate marketers both use communications research to get insight into winning on election day (or at the cash register). For example, in crisis communications and reputation repair, admitting to shortcomings often demonstrates that the company is still in control, despite its faults. Here are 10 ideas that are backed by rigorous research [infographic]
Continue reading... 11/13/2012
7 Reasons Crisis Response Stinks
We won’t name names, but _______’s crisis response stinks. In fact, today I read half a dozen articles on poor crisis response. These are typical “week two” articles, and full of juicy quotes from crisis management firms.Fact is, you and I and all those reporters have no idea how good or bad the crisis response was, because it’s near-impossible to Monday Morning Quarterback these events. So here are 7 reasons why ______ is taking a beating on its crisis response, when in fact it might have been meh-ok, given the circumstances…
Continue reading... 11/13/2012
Journalists Want Your Soul
Business and technology journalists in New York and San Francisco are bored with quotes from the CEO. What do they want? The heart and soul of the company, good ideas and real conversation. Good preparation helps you give journalists what they want and need, without sacrificing insider or competitive information. Today, journalists’ want:
Continue reading... 10/26/2012
Comparing Healthcare to Banks, Airlines and Appliances
How the healthcare industry might achieve its goals by adopting the practices of other industries [Infographic]
Continue reading... 10/25/2012
When Dr. Oz Asks…
2,800 people — mostly women — responded to Dr. Oz’s Facebook post, “What would you like me to post more of?” Through the magic of scraping, mining, cleaning and analysis, we present the top 25 answers (right). A fun example of social media listening…er, eavesdropping.
Continue reading... 11/29/2011
Faith Affects Patient Decisions
There are 15% more African-American households in the United States than Hispanic households, and African-Americans are more religious than Hispanics and whites. Referencing a 2008 study, “88 percent of African-Americans believe in God with absolute certainty, compared with 71 percent of the total population, with more than half attending religious services at least once a [...]
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