A recent article in the Texas Observer brought up the question that I hear a lot in my media trainings: will reporters share their story pre-publication with me? If you’re talking to the Texas Observer, the answer is an emphatic “no.” If you’re talking to The Washington Post, the answer is “maybe” – an answer [...]
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Can I Quote You on That?
Jul 27
by Mason Essif
Category: Best Practices, Media, Ogilvy Washington, Social Marketing
The First Social Media Olympic Games … Or Not?
Jul 26
by Cara Crosby
Category: Media, Ogilvy Washington, Social Marketing, Social Media
The British media recently dubbed the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games the “first social media Games.”
I’m not sure they checked in with the organizers of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics because they too claim the title. The Vancouver officials went one step further saying that the Vancouver Games were the first to provide a real, less-commercialized [...]
Social Media in Disaster Preparedness and Response
Jul 05
by Jim Cowen
Category: Best Practices, Emergency + Risk Communication, Ogilvy Washington, Public Safety
If you’ve ever doubted how wired and connected we’ve become, take a look at the faces of people around you as a flight attendant announces that all portable devices must be turned off prior to takeoff. It’s a scurry to check e-mail or Facebook just one last time. And as that plane touches down, it’s [...]
Ride or be ridden.
May 31
by Jim Cowen
Category: Ogilvy Washington
Control diabetes or let it control you. That’s a rallying cry for the “Red Riders” who cope with Type I and Type II diabetes and will be participating in the American Diabetes Association’s “Tour de Cure” this weekend on June 3rd.
The group knows all too well the importance of exercise and staying in shape when [...]
Introducing OgilvyEngage
May 16
by Jennifer Wayman
Category: Behavior Change, Behavioral Economics, Corporate Social Responsibility, Ogilvy Washington, Public Health, Public Safety, Social Marketing
The Business of Behavior
Companies increasingly recognize that if societies falter, their business can’t succeed. Accordingly, many enterprises acknowledge that it is a business imperative to get people to change individual behaviors around such issues as driving safely, eating healthier, taking medications regularly, staying out of debt and others.
Through corporate responsibility commitments, sustainability initiatives, philanthropic contributions, [...]
Museums and Libraries Are Promising Venues For Behavior Change
Mar 19
by Chris Beakey
Category: Behavior Change, Ogilvy Washington, Public Health, Social Marketing
How social marketers can leverage museums and libraries to affect behavior change in targeted audiences.
Social Media Week Event Wrap Up: The Impact of Social Media in Healthcare
Feb 15
by Lauren Belisle
Category: Behavior Change, HCSM, Ogilvy Washington, Social Marketing, Social Media
This morning we welcomed more than 100 social media and health enthusiasts to the Ogilvy Washington office for our social media week panel, The Impact of Social Media in Healthcare.
The panelists and audience discussed many facets of the same challenge: leveraging social to improve health.
A few highlights and common threads throughout the morning:
Using online [...]
Ogilvy Washington Social Media Week Events on healthcare and more
Feb 03
by Lauren Belisle
Category: HCSM, Ogilvy Washington, Public Health, Social Marketing, Social Media
You might think that after the Super Bowl there’s nothing to look forward to until President’s Day weekend – but you would be wrong! Washington, DC is one of 12 cities worldwide hosting Social Media Week from February 13-17 and Ogilvy Washington would love to see you at one of our events.
In social marketing and [...]
Tell Me a Story: A Novel and Effective Way to Promote Behavior Change
Feb 03
by Chris Beakey
Category: Behavior Change, Ogilvy Washington, Social Marketing
One of the first rules for those of us in the creative writing business is show, don’t tell. In other words, don’t tell me that the 12-year-old in your story who’s heading off to her first day at a new school is scared or nervous. Show me how she feels by making me feel it [...]
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