Comments on: Why big brands cannot afford to ignore social media http://www.bowleydesign.com/our-thoughts/why-big-brands-cannot-afford-to-ignore-social-media Big thinking from a small company Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:49:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mark http://www.bowleydesign.com/our-thoughts/why-big-brands-cannot-afford-to-ignore-social-media/comment-page-1#comment-61 Mark Sun, 14 Feb 2010 10:21:47 +0000 http://www.bowleydesign.com/?p=1109#comment-61 Thanks Eoghan. I agree and your blog article makes some good points too. Thanks Eoghan. I agree and your blog article makes some good points too.

]]> By: Eoghan O'Neill http://www.bowleydesign.com/our-thoughts/why-big-brands-cannot-afford-to-ignore-social-media/comment-page-1#comment-58 Eoghan O'Neill Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:20:53 +0000 http://www.bowleydesign.com/?p=1109#comment-58 Indeed. It can take time and practice to get used to the intricacies of the social media world but the basics are pretty simple. One would hope that there's at least SOMEBODY at either the company or their PR agency (if they have one!) who would have a basic grasp of Twitter essentials. They came back via traditional media channels with some comments yesterday - all well and good, but tackling the problem at source (the free-for-all that is a social media world getting the bit between their teeth). I have some similar thoughts to yours on my own company blog - have a look. Indeed. It can take time and practice to get used to the intricacies of the social media world but the basics are pretty simple. One would hope that there’s at least SOMEBODY at either the company or their PR agency (if they have one!) who would have a basic grasp of Twitter essentials. They came back via traditional media channels with some comments yesterday – all well and good, but tackling the problem at source (the free-for-all that is a social media world getting the bit between their teeth).

I have some similar thoughts to yours on my own company blog – have a look.

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