Tag Archives | Thoughts

Aside

Waving goodbye to 2009

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Aside

Blogging and thought leadership

…I ‘re-discovered’ this presentation this morning from Dana VanDen Heuvel of MarketingSavant.com — it may be the best presentation ever on the relationship between thought leadership, blogging and social media… Blogging For Thought Leadership View more documents from Social Media Bootcamp.

Continue Reading Comments { 1 }
Aside

Social web involvement around the world…

Hmmm. Interesting… Global Map of Social Media – December 2009 –

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Aside

define:brand

I got this from Seth Godin who got it from the Google dictionary… “A brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories and relationships that, taken together, account for a consumer’s decision to choose one product or service over another. If the consumer (whether it’s a business, a buyer, a voter or a donor) doesn’t [...]

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Aside

Strategy vs. tactics in social media…

Seth Godin on strategy vs. tactics… New media creates a blizzard of tactical opportunities for marketers, and many of them cost nothing but time, which means you don’t need as much approval and support to launch them. As a result, marketers are like kids at Rita‘s candy shoppe, gazing at all the pretty opportunities. Most [...]

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Aside

Think social media ROI = zero?

Think different! “Why are we trying to measure social media like a traditional channel? Social media touches every facet of business and it should be viewed more as an extension of good business ethics. Which, if done properly, will harvest sales down the line. Co-Chairman Alex Bogusky of Crispin Porter & Bogusky puts it best [...]

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Aside

Google unveils their new operating system

Will it be a Microsoft killer? You betcha! It has the power to change the face of computing for the next generation…

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }
Aside

There is no ‘easy button’…

Image by spackletoe via Flickr …for social media, but there are some good, fast, and cheap tools that are simple to use and support the social media lifestyle. Unfortunately, most companies are taking a different approach. My good friend Dana VanDen Heuvel scratches his head here… “I was in a meeting recently where I witnessed [...]

Continue Reading Comments { 0 }