Mark Schaefer: building influence is not about buillding campaigns!
Mark Fidelman from Forbes caught up with Mark Schaefer (Author, Blogging Consultant) as part of our influencer program at SXSW. What did the two talk about? Influence! Mark Schaefer was one of the first to discuss this evolving space in his book Return On Influence. As he points out, as marketers and brands try to get their messages through, it is becoming increasingly important to turn to the most authentic advocates.
But rather than just thinking of building campaigns, you need to need to think of building relationships and think long term!
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Congrats to IBM! Per NAFE, top company for female executives(15 years in a row!!) Proud to be an IBMer!
I was truly honored to accept the NAFE award today on behalf of IBM and its women executives worldwide, recognizing that IBM as a top company for female executives for 15 years in a row!
I would personally like to thank Ginni Rometty for her leadership of IBM. We have been improving the % of female executives for a while, but 2013 was the largest increase in our history.
IBM's view of diversity is that having a diverse executive base ignites innovation!
On behalf of IBM and women everywhere, thank you for the NAFE focus on women's leadership and on this honor!
A conversation with Mark Schaefer on social influence
I recently had a Twitter exchange with Mark Schaefer, Author and Blogging Consultant around the claim that Klout represents the new SAT Score. At SXSW we had a chance to get more into the discussion and talk about the wider discussion of the growing importance of influence on public social networks and within enterprises.
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Read more on influence on Mark's blog