Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: Washington State’s Joints for Jabs Initiative
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. Retailers temporarily allowed to provide a joint for adults vaccinated at in-store clinics Marijuana retailers in Washington state can offer a free joint to customers who receive a COVID-19...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: Amazon Offering Monetary Incentive for Employees to Get Vaccinated
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. Amazon is offering monetary incentives for employees to get vaccinated. Below are quotes from the company's recent news release. "As COVID-19 vaccines become available to front-line workers, we are...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: Combatting Vaccine Skepticism
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. For years, scientists and doctors have treated vaccine skepticism as a knowledge problem. If patients were hesitant to get vaccinated, the thinking went, they simply needed more information. But as...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: Kroger Paying Employees to Get Vaccinated
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. The parent company of Fred Meyer, Kroger, announced Friday that it will pay workers $100 each if they get the coronavirus vaccine when it becomes available. The one-time payment will be offered to...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. An article addressing vaccine hesitancy by well-known authors Doug Evans and Jeff French was just published: “Demand Creation for COVID-19 Vaccination: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy through Social...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: President Biden’s National Address
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. President Biden gave his first prime-time address to the nation on March 11. Much of the content related to COVID and I couldn’t (and still) can’t help but think, he must have been listening to a...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: Using Tech to Help Senior Citizens Get Vaccines
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. A social marketing intervention tool (a service to help seniors get appointments for a vaccine) is delivered by a unique, enthusiastic and competent messengers. “A generation of young "vax-unteers"...
Quintin Coetzee: The Value of Wearing a Mask
Written by Quintin Coetzee. American First Republic Bank has informative posters indicating the drastic reduction in contagion probability from all parties wearing a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lesson here? Everyone should be wearing a mask, so that we're...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: Israel’s COVID Green Passport
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme. Israel will be the first country to issue a “green passport” to residents who have received the COVID-19 vaccine. The passport will lift some restrictions, including mandatory quarantine following...
Nancy Lee’s Social Marketing Sightings: The Massachusetts’s Vaccine Buddy System is Worth a Shot
Written by Nancy Lee, as part of her Social Marketing Sightings theme, and sourced by Julie Hentz. “This week, the state began allowing caregivers to be vaccinated if they accompany residents over the age of 75. This has sent many state residents on a hunt for older...
Blog Team
Nancy Lee, MBA
iSMA Blogger
Nancy Lee has an MBA in Marketing and more than 25 years of Social Marketing experience. She is a teaching associate at the University of Washington and an adjunct faculty at Boise State University. She teaches an online course for the International Social Marketing Association which provides an opportunity for students to earn a Certificate of Completion: Introduction to Social Marketing. In addition, as President of Social Marketing Services, she conducts seminars and workshops on social marketing around the world in 16 countries.
She has also served as a strategic advisor in the development of more than 100 social marketing campaigns, primarily in Washington State, including ones with a focus on protecting the environment (litter prevention, natural gardening, wildlife habitat protection, recycling, trip reduction, water quality, and water and energy conservation); improving public health (teen pregnancy, sexual assault, physical activity), preventing injuries (seatbelts, not texting and driving, pedestrian safety). She works part-time for C+C in Seattle as a strategic advisor for social marketing campaigns.
She has coauthored 13 books on Social Marketing, 10 with Philip Kotler.
Quintin Coetzee, MBSc
iSMA Web Manager & Blogger/Editor
Quintin is an administrative and marketing professional, currently residing in Cape Town, South Africa. Having completed his Master of Business Science at the University of Cape Town, as well as a number of years of administrative, executive assistance, and marketing operations experience in a variety of industries, Quintin believes strongly in lifelong personal and professional growth.
He therefore ensures he continuously follows industry developments, and contributes through further research. In his spare time, he enjoys hiking, photography, and volunteer work.
Quintin has been volunteering with iSMA since 2019, first, as the Association’s Web Coordinator, and since 2021, its Web Manager, as part of the Communications Team. He is a contributing blogger and editor.
To view his personal site, click here.
Kilian Tscherny
iSMA Blogger
Kilian Tscherny is a digital marketing specialist based in Dublin, Ireland. He is currently working in the ad tech space, and has a growing interest in technology, big data, and consumer behavior.
His foray into marketing was kick-started when he undertook an MSc in Marketing at Trinity College Dublin, which ignited his interest in behavioral economics, as well as the science of ‘nudging’ and persuasion. During that time, he was first introduced to the concept of social marketing and his curiosity hasn’t dropped since. Social marketing fascinates him as it lies at the intersection of marketing, policy, and psychology, which makes it a unique but enjoyable challenge to both research and implement.
In his spare time Kilian is an avid mountain biker, and loves to make the most of the beautiful nature on his doorstep in Ireland. You can find out more about him on his personal website.
Bill Madway
iSMA Blogger
My goal of becoming a lawyer ended the first day of my Introduction to Marketing class. That course helped launch a career in marketing that has spanned three decades and shows no sign of ending. During this time, I have applied my marketing skills in entrepreneurial, corporate, political, nonprofit, and academic settings.
In 2011, with the practice of marketing undergoing dramatic changes, I went back to school and earned a Masters in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University. Since then, I have been using my newfound skills to advance issues and causes I believe in, as an independent practitioner. My primary areas of work are environmental advocacy, gun violence prevention, combatting drug and alcohol addiction, promoting informed, civil debate, and eliminating domestic violence and sexual assault.
I consider myself a strong proponent of the power of social marketing, and believe the keys to unlocking this power are research and behavioral science. Looking at these keys in action and examining the strengths and weaknesses of actual social marketing campaigns will be the focus of my ISMA blog.
In addition to my Masters from GW, I have a MBA in Marketing and Entrepreneurial Studies from The Wharton School. I serve on the Editorial Board of Social Marketing Quarterly, and review three or four manuscripts a year.
Tamar Jangulashvili, PhD
iSMA Blogger
Tamar has a Phd in Business Administration, specialized in Social marketing, in Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. She has more than 15 years of work experience in public, private, and non-governmental sectors. She earned an MA in Project Management from George Washington University, as well as an MA in Education Administration from Ilia State University.
Tamar Is a Certified Business Analyst; Fellow of Policy Designers Network of German Marshall Fund of the United State of America. She is a founder and executive director of the Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center SiNC, and an author of more than 15 academic articles. She conducts training and workshops on social entrepreneurship, social marketing, and project management.
Her areas of interests are social entrepreneurship, social marketing, project management, climate change and environmental protection, and entrepreneurship. In her spare time, she travels a lot, enjoys hiking, and playing tennis.