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Tom Sharman

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I Spoke To An Ex-Vine Celebrity About Vine's Closure

I Spoke To An Ex-Vine Celebrity About Vine's Closure

wersm.com — What started out as a small project with a bold idea, by co-founders Dom Hofmann, Rus Yusupov, and Colin Kroll in June 2012, quickly turned into 'the next big thing,' with Twitter acquiring it just 5 months later for a cool $30 million. Now, it's about to close down.
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What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Built Tinder?

What If Mark Zuckerberg Had Built Tinder?

wersm.com — Way back, when Mark Zuckerberg still hadn't started to connect billions of people in developing countries to the internet using drones, he was building and testing products for his peers in Harvard. Unlike most 19 year-olds.
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The Power of Mentors

The Power of Mentors

Medley Academy — There's no denying it, this industry is tough. It's tough to get in your foot in the door, it's tough to gain experience and it's tougher still to excel and find success. Hard work is undoubtably at the core of overcoming these challenges. Hard work can only get's you so far.
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Vlogging: Crossing The Moral Line From Digital To Physical

Vlogging: Crossing The Moral Line From Digital To Physical

wersm.com — Self-made celebrities brewed from their bedrooms, are now household names. I mean, my grandmother knows who Zoella is, and better still - what she's famous for. Something I never thought would be a reality. Reality. Let's talk reality. Traditionally, celebrities would share parts of their lives on reality TV shows.
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10 Questions With Tom Sharman, Director of Social at TwelveA.M.

10 Questions With Tom Sharman, Director of Social at TwelveA.M.

Meltwater — I'm a bit all over the place. I've worked with a ton of companies as a freelance under my own brand DOUP. I've also had a short spell at Ogilvy & Mather heading up their social and content for Ogilvy Labs and recently been appointed Director of Social at Twelve AM.
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#MissingType: Why You Should Care.

#MissingType: Why You Should Care.

wersm.com — A campaign that has caught the attention of me and millions of others this week #MissingType is quickly becoming one of the most popular social media campaigns of the year. A global initiative, led by Engine Group agency MHP Communications, raises awareness for blood donation for the NHS and other blood donation organisations worldwide.
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The Number '2.1' - Let's Not Live-Stream On Social?

The Number '2.1' - Let's Not Live-Stream On Social?

wersm.com — As someone who works in innovation and talks about it a lot, I love new technology and trends. With the rise (and quick fall) of live streaming apps like Meerkat, we tend to get caught up in the hype and noise, thinking live streaming IS the future. And it probably isn't.
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R&D is the future of our industry. Can you measure that on a timesheet?

R&D is the future of our industry. Can you measure that on a timesheet?

Campaign (UK) — Every large agency should ask itself, Are we agile? Can we move with the ever-changing landscape of technology? And are we brave enough to try things people don't dare do? At Ogilvy Labs, an R&D facility and change agent that closed its doors for good this week, our foundations were built on these very principles.
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Diversity For Diversity's Sake

Diversity For Diversity's Sake

wersm.com — Undoubtedly, there are issues surrounding diversity, or the lack thereof. Everyone's talking about it, but no one seems to be doing anything about it. Let me explain. I recently attended an event ' Do you need a penis to be a creative director?'.
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Agility: The Sink Or Swim Effect

Agility: The Sink Or Swim Effect

wersm.com — Think back a year ago, 5 years ago, or a decade ago about how your experience online has changed since? A decade ago, Facebook and YouTube were tiny, somewhat closed platforms. Now they're online empires. Things move fast. Very fast, in the marketing and social media world.
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An Innovation Department Is Like A Rolex Watch

An Innovation Department Is Like A Rolex Watch

wersm.com — It's been three weeks since one of the largest advertising agencies dismissed me and my team; the innovation facilitator between the group and its clients. Believe it or not, I hate the word innovation. It's included in two of my job titles, and it irritates me.
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Empowering Futures Interview with Tom Sharman

Empowering Futures Interview with Tom Sharman

Empowering Futures — At only 19 Tom Sharman is the kind of young and driven mind that is curious to explore the world and make the most out of life. I had the pleasure to meet him and interview him for our blog at Empowering Futures and he shares with us some insights [...]
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