You’ve come a long way baby! You’re now an expert. A social media expert, in fact. I bet Mom is beaming with pride. Here are 11 things you might have been before you became a “social media expert”: Living in a beat up, ’85 Pontiac Fiero (It’s great your parents…
The Library of Congress is going to archive every single tweet. I know…it’s a great public service that will serve future generations incredibly well. Like me, I am sure you’re wondering what your great grandkids will think if, eighty years from now, they dive into this treasure trove of genius…
This is me examining my 9 to 5 work. It’s not a shill-fest. Nor does it represent the views of my firm or my clients. This is just me talking, got it? My hope is that this little dissection will help you with your guerrilla marketing initiatives. My group did…
Twitter’s explosion has created a culture of “follower counting.” In this whack game, size definitely matters. For some reason that no one has explained to me, 10 000 is one of the magic milestones. It has gotten to the point where people are now listing their follower count on resumes,…
This post is about spreading love and sharing potentially useful tips. I’m lucky. I’ve had the pleasure of working with some amazing reporters and bloggers in my career. So, in an effort to help journalists build lasting relationships with flaks, I want to single out a few people I admire…
You may already use this, but if not it’s worth a look. Lindsay uses it for Fait ici’s blog and I think it’s killer. The tool is called Daiko’s Youtube widget and it allows you to bring added value to some of your blog posts by adding video in your…
Mom always told me, “Never talk about money.” Damn good advice, primarily because it isn’t classy to yell and scream about how much one makes. So, when Chris Brogan created a Twitter firestorm by discussing his $22k day rate to promote his Third Tribe project, I felt mixed emotions. On…
Raphael turns 527 today. His name lives on because of the quality and QUANTITY of his work. He produced so much art because he fundamentally understood the needs and wants of his number one client – the Catholic Church. As a result, that constituency kept coming back for more. Good…
All the cool kids have viral videos these days. “Golly-gosh-oh-gee where can I get me one of those cheap and awesome viral videos?” says your CEO. “I got this,” you say, brimming with confidence. Alas, your video receives 50 Youtube views in two months, throwing your CEO into a rage…