Guest post written by Rocky Walls, who has more than 10 years’ experience in digital content creation. As CEO of 12 Stars Media Productions, Rocky works with businesses to create video that’s so real and simple it changes audiences into relationships. It’s no secret that embedding videos on your blog post is a great way
February 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
5 Reasons Pinterest is Addicting and 4 Weaknesses That May Kill it
Like Google searches for M.I.A. after her Super Bowl middle finger salute, the growth of Pinterest is positively ferocious. A 329 percent increase in unique visitors in 90 days is the kind of rocket ship acceleration that is usually far more myth than reality, even in social media start-up circles. Why this newfound obsession with
February 12, 2012 Leave a Comment
The 6 Lifelong Laws of Content Marketing for Agencies
Last week I wrote about the 4 (and only 4) possible rationales for agencies to get deep into content marketing. Clearly understanding these rationales is important because content marketing isn’t free. The opportunity costs are significant, which is what we’ll explore in this post. Can agencies truly benefit from a commitment to content (which often
February 9, 2012 Leave a Comment
Social Pros Podcast – Scott Monty, Ford Motor Company
This is Episode 2 of the Social Pros Podcast : Real People Doing Real Work in Social Media. This episode features Scott Monty, the global head of social media for Ford Motor Company. Read on for insights from Scott, our “Work It Out” advice segment, and Eric’s Social Media Stat of the Week (this week: do brands
February 8, 2012 Leave a Comment
Activation, Comfort, and Other Secrets of Online Community Management
Video production by my friends at Candidio. Fast, inexpensive, great service. (Abbreviated transcript below. Please watch video for entire interview. Somehow, my side of the video got cut out, so it’s only audio for me!) Jay: Welcome everybody to Convince & Convert. It is Jay Baer joined today by a very special guest, my friend
February 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Only 4 Reasons Agencies Should Care About Their Own Content Marketing
Mimicry is not a strategy. Compulsion is not a strategy. Yet, far too many agencies are devoting resources to content marketing and social media solely because they feel they have to do so. Other agencies have a blog, and Webinars, and an active Twitter feed, so we need some of that too! To what end?
January 31, 2012 Leave a Comment
Why I’m Not Writing a Book This Year
I was all set to write another book this year. Solo this time, as my book spouse Amber Naslund has her hands full with her new social business consultancy Sidera Works. I loved writing half of The NOW Revolution, and loved even more traveling around North America giving presentations about social media and social business
January 30, 2012 Leave a Comment
