The Biggest Problem with Social Media Marketing?  It is Free. Sort of.
Fri, 27/08/10 – 14:00 | 2 Comments

I was doing a keynote speech for a trade show a few months ago and was asked why so many companies struggle with social media marketing.  You don’t hear that people don’t “get” TV or …

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Social Media Marketing – Just Showing Up Isn’t Good Enough Any More
Tuesday, 9 Feb, 2010 – 11:32 | 4 Comments
Social Media Marketing – Just Showing Up Isn’t Good Enough Any More

The Early Days of Social Media
When social media first began to emerge as a marketing tool, it was relatively easy for brands to break through and connect with consumers.
Consumers were curious about why brands were …

How to Create Passionate Raving Fans for Your Brand
Tuesday, 26 Jan, 2010 – 11:13 | 3 Comments
How to Create Passionate Raving Fans for Your Brand

Marketers often talk about passionate brand enthusiasts and using social media and customer service as tools to create brand loyalists and enthusiasts.
The secret truth is that getting people to like you is often as simple …

Help Me Keep it Real – 10 Goals (NOT Resolutions) for 2010
Wednesday, 20 Jan, 2010 – 15:01 | 12 Comments
Help Me Keep it Real – 10 Goals (NOT Resolutions) for 2010

This post is a detour from my regular marketing posts….. please disregard if you are not interested in the personal randomness.
Over the weekend I was reflecting on last year and thinking about this year and …

Recap from Ad:tech NY – Digital Poised for Growth, Social and Mobile HAWT.
Thursday, 3 Dec, 2009 – 11:08 | One Comment
Recap from Ad:tech NY – Digital Poised for Growth, Social and Mobile HAWT.

As you may know, I had a busy November – I spent a week in NY for the ad:tech conference (disclosure – they are a client) and then went to PubCon Las Vegas.  I wanted …

Facebook Marketing – Getting the Most out of Facebook – The Circuit Cincinnati
Tuesday, 1 Dec, 2009 – 9:20 | One Comment
Facebook Marketing – Getting the Most out of Facebook – The Circuit Cincinnati

A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of presenting to the Circuit – an IT Networking Group based in Cincinnati.
I presented on Facebook Marketing – how to get more out of Facebook.
Most of the …

3 Tools Compared for Historical Twitter Keyword Volume
Monday, 16 Nov, 2009 – 15:27 | No Comment
3 Tools Compared for Historical Twitter Keyword Volume

I was putting together a tracking report for a client last week and was looking to get as much historical search volume behind a few keywords on twitter as possible.  The goal was to show …

Want Something? All you have to do is ask! 5 Ways Asking Works.
Thursday, 29 Oct, 2009 – 1:52 | 4 Comments
Want Something?  All you have to do is ask! 5 Ways Asking Works.

I was recently at a Cincinnati Web Entrepreneurs Meetup, and we had a brief discussion about asking people to do something for you.  The reality is that if you are nice and respectful and people …

Community Management: 6 Ways to Be Strategic
Thursday, 22 Oct, 2009 – 12:12 | 7 Comments
Community Management: 6 Ways to Be Strategic

Community management is emerging as an important role for companies participating in social media.  As with any new role is takes some time to figure out exactly what the role entails and how to execute …

Do Big Companies get Social Media? Interview with me at SES Toronto
Sunday, 4 Oct, 2009 – 10:31 | No Comment

I had the pleasure of speaking at Search Engine Strategies Toronto on a panel about big companies and social media.  You can see my post on the presentation here (this slideshow was actually featured by …

Presentation: Introduction to Social Media
Wednesday, 30 Sep, 2009 – 14:58 | 2 Comments
Presentation: Introduction to Social Media

This is a presentation that I gave to executives at the European American Chamber of Commerce.
Introduction To Social Media
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Here are some of the key ideas of the presentation.
Social Media is …

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