Author Archives: ballantine70

social network broadcast personalities

We’re currently refreshing the FTSE100 CEO social media research that stamp London first published in the summer, and news this morning shows how quickly such research can date. The poster child of social media usage amongst the top ranks of big companies, Angela Ahrendts, has announced that she will be shortly heading back to theContinue reading “social network broadcast personalities”

HRO Masterclass: The Two Pillars of the 21st Century workforce

Next month, stamp’s Matt Ballantine will be speaking as part of a workshop being organised by talent management experts Ochre House. The event looks at how organisations can successfully fuse talent and technology, and Matt will be speaking about the way that business networking is changing in light of the rise of social networks. TheContinue reading “HRO Masterclass: The Two Pillars of the 21st Century workforce”

The problem for social media marketing #SMWLDN

This week I’ve spent much of my time attending events as part of Social Media Week London. There has been insight, there have been poorly camouflaged product pitches, and there had been a lot of beyond-parody waffle. Coming out of the experience it strikes me that there are a few fundamental challenges facing the socialContinue reading “The problem for social media marketing #SMWLDN”

3 reasons why those articles about some reasons are so popular

You know the score: Business Insider and Forbes and the rest are all at it. “Ten reasons your boss is an arse.” “Five reasons why your fruit-named company is about to fail.” “Seven reasons why social media is a self-reflecting circus of shame.” But why are they so popular? Well, in Dan Pink’s latest book,Continue reading “3 reasons why those articles about some reasons are so popular”