Last week the PR Firm Porter Novelli did an event about Social Media focusing in on Social in Corporate America. The panelist consisted of Burt Dumars from Newell Rubermaid, Angela LoSasso from Hewlett-Packard and Debbie Curtis-Magley from UPS and moderated by Jennifer Jones from Porter Novelli. It was great to have an event that was […]
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Apple is Anti-Social
I had a friend post on Twitter he needed help finding the official Twitter account for Apple. I responded back that Apple doesn’t “do” social media. The only thing they have is a Facebook Fan Page for iTunes. Apple doesn’t participate in social media due to the secrecy around all the products they develop. They […]
Foursqare Cops – Episode #1
This is from Hubspot and from what I understand its going to be a weekly serial about the Foursquare Cops! Enjoy
ME0005 – Social Media with David Rollo – 22 Squared Atlanta
David is the Director of Digital and Social Media Strategy at 22 Squared in Atlanta. Having begun his career as a New Product Marketing Manager for the Canadian division of Apple Computers, David is seasoned in leading departments, setting strategies, and managing initiatives to drive results from day one. Whether helping to increase online store […]
Facebook Community Pages…. A Good thing?
Facebook just announced a Community pages last week. You maybe asking what the heck is a community page? Well, I’m glad you asked. It is an attempt to keep Fan pages in the hands of the rightful owner, such as Coca-Cola, Best Buy and other big brands. Where as, community pages are for, a lack […]
ME0004- Erik Qualman
ME0004 – Marketing Elements with Erik Qualman I am joined by Erik Qulaman the author of Socialnomics. We have a discussion about why social media has taken off. Then we talked about some of the current and future trends happening. You can find Erik on Twitter as @equalman or his blog http://www.socialnomics.com I enjoyed having […]
Marketing Elements Ep. 3 – Bert Dumars
On this episode we get to talk to Bert Dumars, Vice President E-Business & Interactive Marketing, Newell Rubbermaid. Bert has been a big supporter of Social Media in the Atlanta area and beyond. We talk about how he first started using social media and how he has now become an advocate for the medium. Then […]
Facebook Over Takes Google
One big thing that has happened in the world of technology is that Facebook has become the most visited site on the internet. This has previously been held by Google. As you can see by this graph, Facebook has been gaining ground for months. Now that Facebook has dethroned Google, what is next? On a […]
Social Media Analytics – On a Budget
I have been scouring the Internet looking for ways to judge the effectiveness of social media. Granted you could use some of the programs, such as Radiant6. But, if you are in a position with not many resources here are a few tools to help you check judge the effectiveness of your efforts: Google Analytics […]
Twitter FAIL
I tried to do a search on twitter to find a person and got “Twitter is stressing out a bit right now, So this feature is temporarily disabled.” I love twitter, but at times it annoys me. Like today, you either have certain features disabled or that damn Whale picture! Let’s hope they get fixed […]