Help my sister by answering some social media questions

My little sister is in an organizational communications program and is currently working on a project to find how corporations are using social media both within their organizations and to market themselves to the greater public. She reached out to me to help her get some operational insight to companies using social media as part...

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Personal Branding or Personal Hell?

Apr 25, 12 Personal Branding or Personal Hell?

Posted by in All, Family, Social Media

A peer and former vendor recently asked for my thoughts on personal branding as he looked to establish himself further in the social world. Honestly, the guy is really good at what he does and is well-respected and it always surprised me that he wasn’t more active in social. But I understand establishing priorities and the...

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Facebook Marketing’s New Product Offerings: An overview

Mar 01, 12 Facebook Marketing’s New Product Offerings: An overview

Posted by in All, Marketing, Social Media

A large amount of the early discussion on the changes announced at the Facebook Marketing Conference has been around the redesigned Pages. However, the new product offerings announced may in fact have a larger impact on engagement with and reach of branded content on Facebook. We understand that the Page is where brands publish...

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Facebook Fan Pages Overhauled: What does this mean for brands?

Mar 01, 12 Facebook Fan Pages Overhauled: What does this mean for brands?

Posted by in All, Marketing, Social Media

By now, most brands and brand marketers understand the power of Facebook, and that the hub of their Facebook marketing strategy resides on Fan Pages. The Pages are where businesses build connections with people. They are where brands deliver relevant content, connect with customers and brand devotees, announce new product offerings...

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Links of the week: January 16, 2012

Jan 16, 12 Links of the week: January 16, 2012

Posted by in All, Marketing, Social Media

As part of my effort to blog on my own  site more regularly, I’ll be starting each week with a recap of the articles I found most interesting from the previous week. Most of these will be geared toward the marketing/emerging media crowd, but not exclusively. Essentially, it’ll be a compendium of things I found...

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