Just finished up the MarketingProfs Digital Marketing Mixer in Chicago. Another great event filled with excellent content and smart attendees. I was a Mixologist for the event, along with Stephanie Miller from Return Path, Michael Brito from Intel, and Beth Harte from MarketingProfs. Our job was to attend conference sessions, take notes, and then wrap [...]
11 Steps Toward Social Media and Email Convergence
Email and social media are a lot more similar than they are different. Both are used to drive brand affinity and brand preference. Both are best when rooted in 1:1, relevant communication, rather than one-to-many, megaphone-style shouting. Based on these similarities, I believe the people responsible for social media in your company, should also be [...]
Let’s Mix It Up in Chicago
If you’re looking for perhaps the most useful online marketing conference of the year, read on. October is on the horizon, which means it’s time for MarketingProfs’ annual Digital Marketing Mixer. In Chicago October 21-22. (use code DMSPK09 and get registered for $200 less than the already low early-bird rate). The Mixer is truly one [...]
Social Media Strategy in 7 Steps
Are you ready to add some “Why” to your “How”? Tired of chasing shiny objects, and setting up Twitter and Facebook accounts with clear direction, or social media metrics? Then this is the blog post for you. I presented today at Social Media AZ, a new conference for Arizonans interested in, and practicing social media. [...]
Advanced Social Media Synergies
Last week, I was part of a panel discussion on how travel and tourism organizations can move beyond the typical Facebook and Twitter accounts to take their social media efforts to the next level. Part of the annual Arizona Governor’s Conference on Tourism, I was joined on the panel by the excellent Angela Berardino from [...]
Build Thought Leadership Through Social Networking
Remember, social media is about people, not logos. That’s why the most powerful form of social capital is personal, not corporate. That was the theme of my day-long workshop for the Association of Management Consulting Firms last week in New York. My friend and client Elizabeth Sosnow of BlissPR co-presented with me. Titled “You’re a [...]
19 Top Takeaways from B2B Forum
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the MarketingProfs B2B Marketing Forum in Boston. As usual for MarketingProfs‘ events, it was a superlative, intimate mixture of excellent speakers and smart, eager attendees. For me, the highlights were the presentation by Sandy Carter of IBM on their use of social media, [...]
Why Can’t PR Do Digital?
Why aren’t PR firms offering digital marketing services to their clients? On Sunday, David Anderson from Off Madison Ave and I presented this roundtable at the PRSA Counselor’s Academy conference in Palm Desert. The title is: Revenue.com: Launching Digital Marketing Services to Grow Retainers. Note we only had ~30 minutes, so this isn’t as comprehensive [...]
7 Ways to Use Social Media to Build Stunning Brands
Social media is perhaps the most misleading name for a marketing-related concept ever, given that it’s grown to represent a philosophy of consumer empowerment and brand/customer partnership – far beyond it’s humble roots of user-generated content. As a result, social media has different meanings and connotations to different people, many of whom utilize social media [...]
Join Me in Boston and Save $200
Fresh off the massively successful Digital Marketing World virtual conference (14,000+ registrants), the folks at MarketingProfs have extended a fantastic special offer for their forthcoming B2B Forum – June 8/9 in Boston. Save $200 on conference registration by clicking this link. A couple of notes on this conference: It’s a fantastic lineup, with killer content, [...]
