Amanda Vega has helped clients including Banana Republic and Eli Lily launch brands through social media and direct marketing.
At fifteen years old, Amanda Vega worked at the forefront of social media before the term even existed. Her first job was to spot emerging trends in AOL chatrooms. More than a decade later, Amanda continues to apply the basic principles she learned at AOL to help leading brands establish valuable online social strategies. We caught up with Amanda, now CEO of Amanda Vega Consulting and author of PR in a Jar, at BOLO 2009 to talk about the evolution of social media and her predictions for the future.
Listen as this social media maven shares her thoughts on topics including:
- How companies can combat brand sabotage, including “Twitter Terrorism.”
- Why more companies may offshore social media in the next decade.
- How government regulation could change social media as we know it.
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