So I came home from Internet Summit 2010 with a fried brain, burnt oil coming out of my nose and smoke pouring out of my ears (metaphorically speaking.) But after a great Thanksgiving holiday that gave me a chance to reflect on the vast amount of information I captured, I wanted to share with you [...]
Okay, so here I am in Raleigh, North Carolina for this year’s Internet Summit 2010. I am extremely excited for this year’s conference as 1) it’s my first time attending this particular conference and 2) they have been able to attract a great list of expert marketers to come and speak on various topics. Let [...]
I love keeping my eye on my Twitter stream. It always amazes me to see the comments, discussions, quotes, and stories that quickly scroll down my Tweetdeck screen. This morning, one in particular grabbed my attention. It was talking about how the Medical University of South Carolina had created a “social media newsroom” to share [...]
A quick search on any search engine will show two schools of thought about traditional marketing media. Either 1) traditional marketing is dead, or 2) traditional marketing is not dead… yet. I would say that I’m a believer of the latter. Traditional marketing is not dead, it’s just dying. With the rise of social media [...]
Now I know I might take some heat for this from my fellow marketers or zealous fans of social media, but I’m sorry, Social Media is NOT the silver bullet for marketing my business. It’s not even a bronze bullet. Frankly, it’s maybe a nickel-plated bullet in a clip full of other bullets. Why? Because [...]
If you haven’t heard of Chris Brogan, you obviously haven’t spent much time in the world of social media. Chris has sort of become an industry rockstar, if we’re all accepting that “social media” has become its own industry. As Chris states, he’s been blogging since it was called “journaling” (for over 10 years) and [...]
