Laurie Burkitt
Jan 14, 2010
When Barry Judge, chief marketing officer of Best Buy, started his Twitter feed in mid-2008, he was anxious. He recalls fretting: "What if my tweets are boring, and what if no one follows me?" He had worked at Best Buy for more than eight years at that point but he was a social media neophyte. Now Judge finds himself tweeting a couple times a day. He has nearly 14,000 followers. Now he can't imagine doing his job without using social media, which he uses to communicate with Best Buy colleagues and customers.
Tim Bradshaw and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson
Nov 20, 2008
Ask a dozen advertising agencies for advice on marketing in a downturn
and the chances are that each will begin with a lecture on the dangers
of cutting budgets. Even for those having to do more with less, however, there are lessons to be learned about how to return stronger.