Social Media/Marketing Blogs
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Danny Brown - The Human Side of Media and the Social Side of Marketing
A business ebook that’s not your “usual” business ebook, The Parables of Business offers business tips and advice through the art of storytelling.
B.L. Ochman's blog: Internet marketing strategy, social media trends, news and commentary.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012 In a smart outreach to bloggers, OnlineDegrees.com sent the infographic (below) with tips and resources about how to use social media to find a job. Since I’m presently seeking a new position , I was interested.
Social Media News and Web Tips – Mashable – The Social Media Guide
Tech Sometimes, you may just want to listen to your music in peace, without being interrupted by passers-by or visually intrusive ads, technology and surrounding events. That’s…A Relationship Economy....The intersection of technology and Human Relations
It was supposed to be a routine heart check up but it turned into three open heart surgeries, three strokes, paralysis, death, resurrection and a long way home. Just over a year ago I went to see my cardiologist for a heart check up. Twelve years ago I had a mild heart attack and subsequently I routinely see my cardiologist for a review of my heart condition.
B2B Voices
Last week, Chris Sietsema wrote a great post on Convince and Convert about creating a content production plan with a combination of “bricks” and “feathers” that makes sense for your company, asking us all “should you be focused more on building substantial content productions or presenting your audience with a steady array of minute snippets [...]
I feel like this is the easiest way to get off track with social media, and I have found myself fall into this on a regular basis. Depending on your industry, it is easy to start creating content for those that are your peers and not your target audience. Of course, if your peers are your target audience, you can completely skip this post. What do I mean by peers? These can be people that do a job similar to you in your industry.
Marketing Roadhouse
YouIntegrate
We admire leadership that is executed with firm direction. Yet we are often stalled by external influence. The idea sounded good but others have shed some doubt. We can also be bold and ignore necessary evidence that changes are necessary. Malcolm Gladwell wrote a great book entitled Blink and it begins with a story about an art gallery that is presented with what appears to be authentic pieces.B2B Public Relations Firm Blog | BlissPR
A few weeks ago, a college senior asked me a familiar question: “What’s the biggest challenge facing PR professionals today?” I started to give my usual answer – i.e., the blurring of boundaries between traditional marketing disciplines (PR, branding, advertising, digital, interactive, customer service). Mid-sentence, I realized I had it all wrong.
Andrew Lark
I'm not sure what is going on in the UK but here in Australia online banking is the norm. I'd argue banks big and small are passionately pursuing digital innovation - something that keeps us all on our toes. There are several drivers.
The International Public Relations Research Conference (IPRRC) is held each year in March in Miami. The consensus on this year’s IPRRC is that the quality of discussions and papers has improved significantly. Whether, as some suggested, it was due to more rigor on the part of the reviewers (transparency alert: I am one of those reviewers) or just that the reputation of the conference is attracting higher level papers, makes no difference. The conversations were stellar. Social media was definitely the subject du jour, with a whopping 32% of the 108 papers presented involved social or digital media. -- Thanks to Constantin Basturea for putting together this Storify recap of the conference .
The Measurement Standard: Blog Edition
Presentation Zen
In the spirit of personal kaizen , I have listed below a few books that I read (or reread) over the past year that you may want to read as part of your own continuous improvement journey. (Clicking on the book's icon takes you to Amazon.com.) (1) Your Brain at Work: Strategies for Overcoming Distraction, Regaining Focus, and Working Smarter All Day Long . Over the last 10-20 years scientists have made many remarkable discoveries concerning the brain and how it works. David Rock is not a neuroscientist but he is a good "neurotranslator" of the scientific evidence and does a good job of explaining in clear terms how the brain works and how our own understanding of the brain can help us in school, work, and beyond.Empowered
Thoughts on watching the fascinating interplay between Mike Diasey, Ira Glass of the NPR radio program "This American Life," and Apple. . . In a nutshell: Mike Daisey describes himself as "Actor, author, commentator, playwright, and general layabout." He took a trip to China to see how Apple products are made in a factory at Foxconn, then wrote a monologue about it, which he delivers off-broadway in a show called " The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs ." Ira Glass' " This American Life " is a non-fiction radio program that tells stories about people (I've written about Ira before.)I am not going on a diet - and I have no interest in going to the gym, even if Google makes it incredibly easy to eat healthy on campus, and gym membership is free with equipment abundant. It's just not me. But despite this clear disinterest in my making any kind of physical life change, I have been wearing a Fitbit the last week, obsessively counting my steps, climbing the stairs and tracking how many miles I make on foot. I've even been wearing the lightweight tracker at night to see how long and how well I sleep - working to optimize that as well.
louisgray.com
Below is a recap of the March 23, 2012 episode of the ABC show Shark Tank (episode 307). If you are unfamiliar with Shark Tank, the concept is simple – entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a panel of investors and the investors have to provide at least the amount the entrepreneur is seeking for a deal to be completed. Nick Romero pitched his custom store seeking $125k for 15% of The Ave . Nick’s shop allows customers the ability to create custom clothing in minutes. The items include shirts, hats, sneakers in the store using images provided by customers.