I just wrote an article, Blogger outreach is earned media PR, isn’t it?, wherein I suggested that some bloggers are kinda jerks because they lead any blogger outreach with “here’s…
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Why you shouldn’t bring your social media (completely) in-house
I really believe it’s bad advice to recommend that companies fire their social media consultants, experts and agencies only to bring everything internal. While “everyone” is on Facebook, social media…
Read MoreBlogger outreach is earned media PR, isn’t it?
My definition of blogger outreach has always been about acquiring earned media coverage from bloggers and online influencers. My definition–and my assumption–has always been that blogger outreach is public relations and…
Read MoreThe right social media listening tools for the right jobs
Most of you know that I know that I serve as Chief Strategist at Converseon, a leading social media listening company, so I don’t claim to be unbiased in my…
Read MoreEverybody needs both Pinterest and LinkedIn
A few days ago, our fearless leader noted “nobody needs both Pinterest and LinkedIn.” And, generally, Mike’s absolutely right. Too many guys in black turtlenecks and very cool eyeglasses try…
Read MoreAdventures in frictionless sharing
I have been exploring frictionless sharing for years in the form of auto-tweets, retweets, automatic cross-posting, and attention data. What is it, you ask? Well, according to Wikipedia, frictionless sharing describes…
Read More5 social media pain points and the point they prove
To see results using social media, you don’t need a social media strategy. You don’t need to know all the capabilities of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, social apps or how…
Read MoreNobody needs both Pinterest and LinkedIn
You’ve probably seen them coming. They look very cool, dressed head to toe in black. It’s those agency people. They’ve finally got religion on digital marketing, so now they have…
Read MoreHuman analysts turn social listening into market research insights
Let me ask you a question. If you just put up a survey on SurveyMonkey, and 1000 people responded, would you have the answer to your market research question? Ridiculous, you say?…
Read MoreOf dinosaurs, birds, and Enterprise Social Platforms
As the Facebook IPO story developed over the last few weeks, people started wondering what was real and what was just smoke and mirrors. Being very active in this “social…
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