Jonathan Salem Baskin

Dialogue with Jonathan Baskin on global brand challenges

Here is a Boxing Day interview with Jonathan Salem Baskin, global brand strategist and reputed author, blogger and speaker on branding.  Specifically, Jonathan is author of “Branding Only Works on Cattle” (2009) as well as “Bright Lights & Dim Bulb” (updated for 2010) and “Histories of Social Media” (Oct 2010 pre-release); and he has a successful column on AdAge.

In this interview, we take a retrospective look at 2010 and share ideas and opinions on what brands need to do, going forward. Jonathan shares his point of view on branding differences in North America and Europe, with how communities can be created differently.  We also take a look at social behavior and social media marketing from a historical perspective (i.e. crowd sourcing in the French Revolution, two-way conversations between brands and consumers that existed long ago…).  Please drop by and share your comments.

A few sites that JSB enjoys:

• The Society for New Communication
• Boing Boing (for new media/technology)
• New Scientist

To read or follow Jonathan, here are the best locations:

• Jonathan Salem Baskin home page
• Dim Bulb Blog (the award winning blog)
• On Twitter: @jonathansalem
• To buy “Branding only works on cattle” on Amazon
• Histories of Social Media, a site where Jonathan writes frequently about ‘on this day in histories of social media…‘
• To buy the book “Histories of Social Media” on Amazon
• Quiet Storm (or Quiet-Storm.net) — B2B marketing services (with money back guarantee!)

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Meanwhile, you can find my other English-speaking interviews on the Minter Dialogue Radio Show here on Megaphone or via itunes.  And for the francophones reading this, if you want to get more podcasts, you can also find my radio show en français over at : MinterDial.fr, on Megaphone or in iTunes.