First of all, SearchFest 2013 was an amazing event. If you have never been to one, (this was my first) I HIGHLY recommend going. The venue was fantastic and the content was even better. I have never been to Portland before, and it what a great town it was! I even got to try some famous (or infamous) Voodoo Doughnuts! Props to David Mihm for having me there. I hope to go back again and [...]
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Growing Your Brand With Pinterest – My SearchFest 2013 Presentation
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KitchenAid Whips Up a Good Social Media Crisis Response
Oct 09 2012Last week, while the Presidential candidates were duking it out on stage in Colorado, another battle was waging behind the scenes on Twitter. During the debate, President Obama attempted to rebut Romney’s healthcare voucher program by analogizing a story from his dear, sweet grandmother’s life. Immediately, amongst the many people exercising their free speech rights on Twitter, someone posted: What normally would have been passed off as a tasteless joke by some rude Tweeter, received [...]
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Maybe I’m Just Stupid, but What’s Content Marketing?
Aug 01 2012This is a question I get asked on a pretty regular basis (minus the maybe I’m just stupid part), and I often find myself thinking, “how can this person not know what content marketing is”? So, I’ve taken it upon myself to write a beginner’s guide to content marketing. So, what is content marketing? I was actually asked this exact question by a couple of friends last week at a BBQ block party. One of [...]
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Facebook's New Layout Changes Ad Space
Jan 12 2012Facebook’s new timeline layout changes the ad space as follows: Old Facebook Profile Ads New Slimmer Facebook Profile Ads Compare the Same Facebook Ad Side by Side Differences in Facebook Ads While the ad sizes are not exact, the widths are fairly accurate. The new ad is slimmer, at about 128 pixels. The image sizes remain the same at 110 x 80 pixels. The background color has changed from white to the light blue. The [...]
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Staffers Gone Wild – Protecting Your Business from Damaging Social Media Content
Dec 20 2011Recently, an episode of “Staffers Gone Wild” played out on the internet with the unbelievable tweets of government staff members being broadcast for all to see. Isn’t it comforting to know that your hard earned tax dollars are being spent to fund the watching of Nirvana videos or support drinking while on the job? I’m not here to talk about the politics of this behavior, as I will leave that up to the political pundits [...]
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Social Media Monitoring – Killed the #SocialMedia Star
Jan 20 2011What’s your take? Do social media scoring systems destroy the social media platform or do they help people realize hey, I am a big doofus so I need to chill on the twitter-thon?
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Facebook Facial Recognition a Privacy Issue?
Dec 17 2010Facebook recently announced its facial recognition software and so shouts of Privacy Issues are screaming across the blogosphere. But how much of a privacy issue is it? The statement used by Facebook, Weve automatically grouped similar pictures. Background, lighting, and other elements of the image can be used to group similar pictures. In fact, Techcrunch reported that Google researchers published a paper describing progress they are making in teaching computers how to identify famous landmarks in [...]
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My Restoration Industry Association Webinar on Social Media
Jun 23 2010I had the opportunity to conduct a training webinar on Social Media this morning to the Restoration Industry Association, and for those who attended and are looking for the slides, here ya go: It was an awesome group and a fun presentation. Thanks for the opportunity! Social Media RIA Webinar View more presentations from Dream Systems Media.
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Social Media 60 Minutes A Day SMX West 2010 Presentation
Mar 04 2010Social Media 60 Min A Day View more presentations from Dream Systems Media.
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Larry Fitzgerald "Gets" Twitter And We Can All Learn From Him
Nov 18 2009I love when I see professional athletes using Twitter, but not just “using” it, I am talking really “getting” it – and understanding the power. It’s no secret I am a HUGE Arizona Cardinals fan, even more – I am a HUGE Larry Fitzgerald fan! FAITH FOCUS FINISH! I have been following him on Twitter for a while, and watching how he interacts with fans, and I must say, he does a great job. Check [...]
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