social media Archive

  • A little departure from the usual today! I was recently interviewed for the upcoming PubCon conference in Honolulu mid-February (see the session grid & register here) and at which I am...

    Welcome to Hawaii PubCon Foodies

    A little departure from the usual today! I was recently interviewed for the upcoming PubCon conference in Honolulu mid-February (see the session grid & register here) and at which I am...

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  • We hear all this discussion about corporations being more “human”. Social media users are urging companies of all sizes to create a relatable voice for themselves. But what happens when the relatable voice doesn’t...

    Why Transparency Matters

    We hear all this discussion about corporations being more “human”. Social media users are urging companies of all sizes to create a relatable voice for themselves. But what happens when the relatable voice doesn’t...

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  • This is the 2nd year that I’ve published my social media resolutions. Reading over last year’s resolutions I’m proud to say that I stay committed to each of them fairly...

    3 new social media resolutions for 2012 and a couple from 2011 that still need attention.

    This is the 2nd year that I’ve published my social media resolutions. Reading over last year’s resolutions I’m proud to say that I stay committed to each of them fairly...

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  • 2011 was a game changing year in social media. In some ways, social media is growing up, but in other ways we’re just getting started. But this is a dynamic...

    9 social media trends to keep your eye on in 2012

    2011 was a game changing year in social media. In some ways, social media is growing up, but in other ways we’re just getting started. But this is a dynamic...

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  • Its amazing, there are literally thousands of self proclaimed experts, but actually finding one in the wild is about as exciting as spotting a unicorn.  While unicorns are fairly easy...

    What makes a social media expert any different from a unicorn?

    Its amazing, there are literally thousands of self proclaimed experts, but actually finding one in the wild is about as exciting as spotting a unicorn.  While unicorns are fairly easy...

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  • What’s it all about? All this social media marketing? All this chatter about humanizing and engagement? Why bother using social media for customer service? I wanted to share an experience...

    Why use social media for engaged customer service?

    What’s it all about? All this social media marketing? All this chatter about humanizing and engagement? Why bother using social media for customer service? I wanted to share an experience...

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  • When I last wrote about Sprout Social in May 2011, I’d been using it for a couple of months. And while I found a use for it, I only used...

    Tool Tuesday: Sprout Social Update

    When I last wrote about Sprout Social in May 2011, I’d been using it for a couple of months. And while I found a use for it, I only used...

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  • While using social media for business purposes has been around for the better part of 5 years now, we’re reaching a place where businesses are starting to ask “what should...

    The Hard Questions of Social Media

    While using social media for business purposes has been around for the better part of 5 years now, we’re reaching a place where businesses are starting to ask “what should...

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  • We’ve been talk A LOT about social media analytics, metrics and measurement here on this blog. In part that’s because I really believe that social media is an important tool...

    5 things to measure in social media ROI

    We’ve been talk A LOT about social media analytics, metrics and measurement here on this blog. In part that’s because I really believe that social media is an important tool...

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  • Even though I am a creative at heart, so it strikes a lot of people as strange that I’m caught so often discussing measurement and analytics. Here’s the thing: I’m...

    YES YOU CAN Measure Social Media

    Even though I am a creative at heart, so it strikes a lot of people as strange that I’m caught so often discussing measurement and analytics. Here’s the thing: I’m...

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