I work harder promoting my online content than I do writing the posts themselves. And so does everyone else, including mainstream media. If you build it, they won’t come unless you…
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Credible or not? 5 questions to evaluate research sources
Scanning through my newsfeed recently, a headline caught my eye. It linked to a blog post covering a topic I’ve been researching for a client, and the study it…
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Surefire Social introduces SurePulse “webmaster tools”
Surefire Social is about to offer an all-in-one social media, search, reputation, review, analytics tool in the form of SurePulse, now in beta. I get to play with a lot of…
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The state of the blogger outreach union ten years on
I stared my first blogger outreach agency back in 2006. Called AbrahamPR, it evolved into Abraham Harrison a year later. Now at Gerris Corp, I am still offering influencer engagement campaigns…
Read MoreHow customer experience supports brand loyalty through relationships
It’s time to take the wheel, even if you’re not into cars. We’ve all heard and read a lot about customer experience recently and how the study of and practice…
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Five often-overlooked reasons senior executives should use social media
“I don’t have time to build my LinkedIn profile. I already get more useless messages than I can handle anyway.” “Why would I want to be on Twitter? It’s a…
Read MoreOvercoming website obfuscation: clear, simple stories
Recently, I was asked to take a look at the website of a small B2B company. After 40 minutes of clicking and reading every link and page, I had to admit I…
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Reproduce all your own stuff on your professional page
It’s time to call all of your content home. Like you, I have writing on the web going all the way back to 1993, most all of it either no…
Read MoreAutomotive: an industry ready for advocacy and experience innovation
Recently, my study and practice of Content Marketing has caused me to reexamine my years in automobile retail marketing and OEM branding offline. While I maintain some contact with the…
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Influencers or advocates: Part 2: a fork in the road for brands?
The term word of mouth has been a long held marketing tenant of basic “mom and pop” businesses. The notion that there is hidden value in someone outside the business…
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