Category Archives: social media

Happy Groundhog Day, Grab your Foursquare Badge

Tweet I am not going to lie, but Groundhog Day makes me smile and giggle like a schoolboy. Seriously who has the time to go out and watch a guy grab a pampered groundhog that “predicts” the end of or extended winter. That and it always reminds me of Bill Murray who also makes me…

What can a 5-year old tell you about your logo?

Tweet You never get a second chance at a first impression. And perception is reality. We all know this but often miss opportunities to capitalize on them as do companies. One of the reasons for this is that at times, we cannot communicate with everyone successfully. For businesses this is where logos come in. A lot of…

New to social media? Read this book

Tweet This post contains video, click here if you cannot view it. I like to read, a lot and learn a lot via reading books. With that said, I really wish that Christopher Barger had written The Social Media Strategist four years ago when I was getting into the space. What took you so long Barger?…

Measuring your social media output

Tweet Today I will be presenting at the Social Commerce Strategies Conference in Las Vegas on measuring social media. Four key takeaways are: Traditional and non-traditional measurements Measurement is not one-size fits all Social customer personas How Vistaprint got started in the space and what we measure Measuring your social output View more presentations from…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

Tweet Hey everyone, just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas from my family to yours (if you don’t celebrate the holiday, Happy Festivus, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa or Happy Holidays).  So with that said, here are two pretty cool videos that I came across for tonight that mixed Christmas with geekiness. Enjoy If you have kids,…

Three Social Media Predictions for 2012

Tweet With just two weeks remaining in 2011, I figured that instead of reflecting on the past year, like I did with the Tweets of the year, I would look ahead to 2012. While it was truly exciting to be a part of the social media sphere in 2011, I think that 2012 will be…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

Tweet Over the course of the year, I have had many great conversations on Twitter. When I come across a Tweet that makes me smile, laugh or think hard, I tend to favorite them and go back and reread them from time to time. The slideshow below contains my top 50 Tweets of 2011. Top…