What Brett Favre Can Teach You About Social Media Strategy

I went to the Arizona Cardinals vs. Minnesota Vikings game last Sunday. In addition to pitting two strong NFC teams against one another, the game included an interesting milestone – Brett Favre’s NFL record-tying 283rd consecutive game.
283 NFL games. In a row. Except for sleep and breathe, I’ve never done anything 283 times in a [...]

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Give Them Something to Talk About

Last week, I spent a few days in Calgary with my clients at AdFarm, the largest agriculture-focused communications agency in North America. In addition to the single best room I have ever spoken in (see photo), I learned a lot from the good folks at AdFarm.
Every Company Will Be Social
Every company, regardless of type [...]

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Social Media is About People, Not Logos

How will you be human?
The people of your company are far more compelling than the company itself. Why they work for the company. Their dedication. Their interests outside of work. All of these provide “personality hooks” for your brand, and combined with a regular focus on your customers’ humanity, they are foundational elements of a [...]

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Crowdsourcing Your Dog Food

One of the most overlooked benefits of building or facilitating an online community around your brand is the market research opportunities. Your brand community – even if nascent and emerging – consists of hundreds or thousands of customers that are familiar enough with your company (and care enough about it) to self-identify as a fan/friend/member. [...]

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The Social Media Reality Show

A recent survey from Netpop Research showed that U.S. Internet users are spending much more time communicating online, instead of entertaining themselves.
That got me thinking? Aren’t they the same thing?

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4 Critical Steps for Marketing in a Recession (video)

Greetings. I’ve put together another video blog post, this time on a subject that’s on everyone’s mind: How to Market in a Recession. Do you believe?

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Video Blog Post – 7 Deadly Sins of Social Media

My first video blog. Apologies for the audio quality. I’ll work on that for next time. Comments most welcomed on this first effort. Thanks as always,
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