Pete Blackshaw
Pete Blackshaw, whose professional background encompasses public policy, interactive marketing, and brand management, is executive vice president of strategic services for Nielsen Online, a combination of Nielsen BuzzMetrics, a firm Pete helped cofound, and Nielsen//NetRatings. One of Pete's key focuses is helping brands interpret, manage, and act on consumer-generated media (CGM). A former interactive marketing leader at P&G and founder of consumer feedback portal PlanetFeedback.com, Pete cofounded the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA). He authors several blogs, including ConsumerGeneratedMedia.com, and is the author of an upcoming book from Random House, "Satisfied Customers Tell Three Friends, Angry Customers Tell 3000: Running a Business in Today's Consumer-Driven World."
RECENT ARTICLES BY PETE BLACKSHAW
Jun 24, 2008 -
Do we marketers have the guts and inner will to reassert our role and influence in the marketer-consumer relationship?
Jun 10, 2008 -
The advent of digital and social media has introduced important new questions to ask, evaluate, and ask again. Here are 10 to consider.
May 27, 2008 -
Brands must a take a long look in the mirror and ask themselves: what are the root drivers of advocacy?
May 13, 2008 -
A look at 16 curious personality types and behaviors emerging from Twitter-land.
Apr 29, 2008 -
Meaningful relationships with social networks, word-of-mouth marketing 101, and more.
Apr 15, 2008 -
How to win a chit - rather than get slit - by a twit.
Apr 1, 2008 -
Zapped by the customer service company that happens to sell shoes.
Mar 18, 2008 -
The online encyclopedia, produced collaboratively by volunteers, is rewriting the marketing script.
Mar 4, 2008 -
A look at the equivalent of a Super Bowl of interactive advertising.
Feb 19, 2008 -
What 2-year-old twins can teach you about the ins and outs of persuasion and marketing.
Feb 5, 2008 -
Six rules for companies to promote, protect, and manage brands under the new culture.
Jan 22, 2008 -
What's the relationship between search and brand reputation?
Jan 8, 2008 -
A look behind Nationwide's successful "Life Comes at You Fast" campaign.
Dec 11, 2007 -
"Search moptimization," "wombagging," "friendiligence," "World War 2.0," and other candidates for the 2008 lexicon.
Nov 27, 2007 -
Hello? This is your customer calling.
Nov 13, 2007 -
Meaningful insights about social media come from a painful loss.
Oct 30, 2007 -
Taking full advantage of CGM's marketing potential is hardly a "flip the switch" opportunity.
Oct 16, 2007 -
Reach back to these three timeless fundamentals to provide traction for future moves.
Oct 2, 2007 -
Are marketers over-buzzing the term "conversation"? And will the buzz kill the concept?
Sep 18, 2007 -
Mapping the word-of-mouth landscape.
Sep 4, 2007 -
Do emotional connections with customers matter?