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Social Media and Humanism are Not Mutually Exclusive

January 13, 2011

Social media campaigns … sometimes they come off one-sided, geared purely towards commerce and lack the “human touch.”

Not always.

In her talk for Stanford University’s Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders Lecture Series, Stanford GSB professor Jennifer Aaker discusses a social media campaign to find a bone marrow donor for a man with leukemia that started with an e-mail plea sent to just 450 people, and ultimately lead to nearly 25,000 participants nationwide.

This kind of community-building story is an inspiration for any online marketing campaign, be it business or philanthropic. Check out the video to learn more.

Marketing and Web Designer

Brennon is a Marketing and Web Designer at <a href="http://www.acharitablelife.com/">A Charitable Life</a>. He is also a freelance writer and the author of over 600 PCWorld articles. Before A Charitable Life, he was the Project Manager, Web Designer/Developer at Pearson.