First appeared in the Boston Globe
Archive for January, 2012
Tags: Mitt Romney, Romney
In this March 8, 2010 file picture, a worker cleans a Volkswagen logo in the production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, German automaker Volkswagen AG says it saw group sales of more than 8 million vehicles last year, putting it ahead of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. Germany’s dapd news agency cited Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn on Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, as saying in Detroit that VW had delivered 8.156 million vehicles in 2011, a 14 percent rise over the previous year.
DETROIT—General Motors Co. is on track to retake the title of world’s top-selling automaker, riding strong sales in the U.S. a Read Full Post…
Tags: Auto, Global Auto
Murray Newlands
Murray Newlands of Influence People is producing a new series of high quality interviews on the Future of Engagement.
In this 8 minute video, Murray interviews Chase McMichael, founder and CEO of Infinigraph, for answers to these questions:
- How do brands identify influencers?
- If something starts to trend, how can brands capitalize on that?
Infinigraph Helps Brands Understand:
- What to do
- When to do it
- How to do it
Hyper-curation
- Using social listening solutions to measure behavior and intent
- Identifying what each brands audience is interested in to increase keywords and topics they target
2012 PREDICTIONS:
- Immense Growth on Twitter
- Twitter grip on television: skewing Nielsen Ratings
- Content Marketing is exploding
- Very Organized Blogger Groups key to distributing content
- YouTube and Video Creation
- Social Seeding to drive content dissemination
- Overwhelming content volume will make getting attention and going viral far more challenging
ABOUT INFINIGRAPH
- Social Intelligence Platform to Identify Influencers and collect data intelligence for brands
- Infinigraph Social Intelligence blog
ABOUT CHASE MCMICHAEL
- Connect with him on Twitter @ChaseMcMichael
- BIO: Chase McMichael LinkedIn Profile
ABOUT MURRAY
Murray Newlands advises companies and individuals in the UK and USA on how to utilize social media and to connect with people and deliver value.
Peter Barris T77 knows what it takes to start a new business. As the managing general partner at New Enterprise Associates, one of the largest venture capital firms in the world, hes invested in and advised countless startups in the information technology, health care, and energy technology sectors. Beyond a great idea and the ability to execute it, Barris has learned that startups at their earliest stage need a place to work and a network of support. Thats why he has funded the Barris Incubator at Tuck, a program that offers select student-entrepreneurs guidance, access to experts and investors, and an office with phones, Internet access, and conference area.
Each term, students apply for admission into the program by presenting their business ideas to a committee of Tuck faculty members, experienced entrepreneurs, and venture capital practitioners.