Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

Category Archives: social media

New to social media? Read this book

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? Not…

Measuring your social media output

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 Jeff…

Will Santa Check In to Your House Tonight?

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

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 even…

Top 50 Tweets of 2011

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 tweets…

Passion works better than celebrity for social fundraising

Over the past year or so I have been fascinated by how non-profits utilize social media. Aside from building awareness of their causes through engagement, many of these organizations use the space to drive donations. When it comes to social fundraising, I have always been skeptical about celebrities or web-personalities acting as spokespeople. I’ve read…

Why I am not sleeping on Google+

In case you haven’t heard, Google has launched a new network for its users, Google+. Some are calling it a Facebook killer, while others are calling it dead. Both of these groups are wrong. Sure Google+ has some social components, but it is far from a social network, rather it’s a means to make search…

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