http://www.laurencevincent.com Musings about strategy and a life in brand narrative Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:30:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.laurencevincent.com/blog/passing-the-breaking-point/ http://www.laurencevincent.com/blog/passing-the-breaking-point/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:54:33 +0000 Larry http://www.laurencevincent.com/?p=60 Two questions I am most frequently asked about Legendary Brands are: (1) can brand cultures grow around B2B brands, and (2) how does social media play a role in brand culture development. The answer to the first question is yes. The answer to the second requires a bit more explanation. As digital media becomes an increasingly important touchpoint for many brands, social functionality provides the opportunity for these brands to engage and evangelize brand cultures. I am at work on an white paper that will soon be released that studies how to use social media in brand development. In the meantime, check out some of the work that BreakingPoint is doing. Breaking Point is a startup that specializes in network testing equipment and infrastructure. Despite its short history, it has developed an impressive community channel that makes full use of social media. In fact, one of the employees I met at a recent conference confided that he found his job at Breaking Point through a twitter post. The clues to making social media work as a brand builder are inside this effort.

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