Author Archives: Justin Hastings

An Extra Day

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Justin Hastings

What would you do with more time? While many of us desperately wish for exactly that, finding time is more a myth than reality. While discussing the upcoming “Leap Day,” the HB team… Continue reading →

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Going backwards to go forwards

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Justin Hastings

When I was a wee Justin, my friends’ summer camp offered incredible games of ultimate Frisbee. One of the Frisbee commandments stated, “you gotta go backwards before you can go forwards…” Continue reading →

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The power of the comment

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Justin Hastings

Chances are you left a comment on Facebook or retweeted on Twitter today. If you’re fancy, you may have done the same on newer social sites Pinterest and Path… Continue reading →

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Control vs. continuation: a shift in marketing strategy

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Justin Hastings

Last week, I overheard a conversation between our PR team and a representative from a prominent wire service. “When I started, we concentrated solely on media… Continue reading →

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How we work

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Justin Hastings

We recently celebrated one year in our new office in Newton, a space strategically designed to draw people into one, central meeting space for planned discussions, and to several other… Continue reading →

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The new publishing

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Justin Hastings

Gone are the days where writers and content creators needed a publishing house to help them distribute their latest work. Today, a piece of content can be shared effortlessly through a company’s web site… Continue reading →

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How humans consume news

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Justin Hastings

“I need something in my hands!” my father decrees, sharing how he reads news via the print edition of The Boston Globe. He’s not alone. Traditionally, humans learned of the latest news developments… Continue reading →

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What is Google+?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Justin Hastings

“You don’t even know what the thing is yet.” – Sean Parker, “The Social Network”. Much like Justin Timberlake’s line from the 2010 film, “The Social Network,” this Google+ “thing” has yet to find an identity… Continue reading →

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Social media is mainstream media

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Justin Hastings

During the recent AFC Championship game (go Pats!), Dr. Pepper ran an ad for its “I’m a…” campaign. At the end of the commercial, the logo was accompanied not by a tag line or web site, but by a Twitter hashtag… Continue reading →

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Is content marketing part of your story?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Justin Hastings

We’re using the term “content” around HB much more. Creating compelling content is something we’ve always delivered to clients, but we’re digging much deeper into the content universe… Continue reading →

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