In response to Inside a Social Media News Release, Jonathan Rick asked me, “Isn’t this essentially the same thing that Pitch Engine offers?” Jason Kintzler then added, “Yes Jonathan, exactly!…
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As social media has (somewhat) matured, an interesting culture has grown up around the idea of editing social media content. And for reasons that I don’t understand, it isn’t one…
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In order to keep on the cutting edge of social media I tend to play a lot. Experimenting keeps Gerris digital au courant. Several months ago I received a Twitter…
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Let me boil my last post, Google Plus was born prematurely and you should take advantage, down to practical pieces. Part of what makes a technology premature is that you…
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If you’re like me, you probably remember a period not too long ago when you couldn’t open your e-mail without getting another invitation to join a new social network. The…
Read MoreHow deeply do you respond to customers in public?
Recently, I wrote a post that recommended, “Don’t be afraid of fake reviews,” to help business owners know how to respond to an angry post in social media. To make…
Read MoreHow to protect your trademark online
In the quaint old offline world, things move slowly. If you have a good name for your business or your product, you know exactly what to do. You do a…
Read MoreYou DO know what to say in social media
I talk to folks about social media all the time. One of the things that I notice right away is the fear. Most people are worried that they don’t know…
Read MoreHow to be on social media while on vacation
When I was a kid back in the dark ages, there was no Web, so marketing mainly consisted of TV commercials and other forms of advertising. There was one ad…
Read MoreTwitter success demands both top influencers and everyone else
Too many colleagues, organizations, and companies are keeping their circles of influencers small, believing it is better to invest limited time and resources on the most influential, the most popular,…
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