Content tagged "Sam Ford"
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre and Nathan Saucier
Podcast: “Innovation” and “Engagement” – Experiments with What Industry Buzzwords Can Mean in Practice
Alum Sam Ford and Fusion colleague Federico Rodriguez Tarditi discuss what they have learned from their experiments exploring new ways of telling stories, new approaches to building relationships with key publics, new ways of working internally, and new types of roles/positions in the company.
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Event: Thursday, September 8, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
“Innovation” and “Engagement”: Experiments with What Industry Buzzwords Can Mean in Practice
Sam Ford and Federico Rodriguez Tarditi discuss Fusion Media Group’s experiments with exploring new ways of telling stories, relationships with key publics, and new types of roles/positions in the company.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
The Week at @cmsw_mit, 3/16/15: SXSW
Featuring two big events and a Storify recap of last week’s Twitter chat at SXSW Interactive with four CMS alums and the MIT Alumni Association.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Podcast: CMS Alumni Panel
Three Comparative Media Studies alums — Parmesh Shahani, Rekha Murthy, and Sam Ford — return to discuss their post-graduate lives.
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Event: Thursday, October 23, 2014 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
CMS Alumni Panel
Three Comparative Media Studies alums — Sam Ford, Rekha Murthy, and Parmesh Shahani — return to discuss their post-graduate lives.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Sam Ford calls it “high-tech PR in the hands of rubes”.
Once again, CMS alum Sam Ford has the right explanation of how and why modern P.R. can go awry.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Alum Sam Ford talks with Mashable: “Why Does the Web Love Cats?”
CMS alum Sam Ford spoke this week with social media blog Mashable on The Million Dollar Question: Why Does the Web Love Cats?
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
“Sharing Vs. Selling: A Lesson From Gospel Music”: CMS alum Sam Ford in Fast Company
If Sam Ford’s post on gospel music, from his Fast Company blog is any indication, his new book should be great.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
From the CMS archive: “The Real World’s Faker than Wrestling: Former WWE Champion and Best-Selling Author Mick Foley”
Mick Foley, one of the top wrestling performers of the past decade, talked about his experiences as an entertainer and bestselling author.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
From Sticky To Spreadable: The Antidote to “Viral Marketing” and the Broadcast Mentality
This Webinar will look at what “spreadable media” means, why the concept of “stickiness” is inadequate for measuring success.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
“10 Things Corporations Can Learn from Pro Wrestling” and more from Sam Ford via Fast Company
CMS alum and Convergence Culture Consortium researcher Sam Ford this week worked as a guest blogger at Fast Company, writing about spreadable media as well as his favorite topic, pro wrestling.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
“Breaking Down Advertising’s Walls”: CMS researcher Sam Ford in Fast Company
My movement from an academic working with industry to an academic within the industry was driven by my interest in how companies and their audiences converse
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
CMS grad Sam Ford continues to pop up in every news story about the importance of soap operas
Whether it’s pro wrestling or your nana’s “stories,” CMS graduate Sam Ford is reporters’ go-to guy for understanding the nuts and bolts of TV drama.
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Slashdot: “MIT Creates Class About Soap Operas”
CMS alum and current instructor Sam Ford had his course “American Soap Operas” Slashdotted…
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Posted by Andrew Whitacre
Sam Ford: “Centenarian Newspaper Columnist Leaves Us Many Storytelling Lessons”
Sam Ford, CMS alum and Director of Customer Insights for Peppercom, writes about the late Rev. John C. Morris, storyteller extraordinaire.