Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

Category Archives: social media

A conference is what you make it

A lot of people will talk about the annual South by Southwest conference as having jumped the shark due to size, innovation or over-sponsorship. While I am sure many of these folks have valid gripes, I’d counter that the conference is still relevant; you just need to cut through the noise. We live in a…

Personalizing to cut through the clutter

Last week I was asked by Adam Cohen to speak for five minutes on a key takeaway from SXSW for the third annual Austin2Austin put on by Fleishman Hillard and the Community Roundtable. While I could have talked about a ton of things from food trucks, to influencer marketing to Shaq being Shaq, I settled…

@shaq sings The Gambler at #SXSW

He doesn’t know the words, but Shaq has it.

Is your #SXSW trip tax deductible?

Click image to see a larger versionIs Your South by Southwest Trip Tax Deductible? via H&R Block

Packing essentials for #SXSW

Is there anything like Texas in early March? Probably not, if you are one of the thousands of marketers, PR folks, movie buffs or music nuts (or a combination of the above) converging on Austin, its safe to say that you won’t see anything quite like SXSW. The collection of people, and hipsters, is quite…

Without a change in expectations, social CRM is destined to fail

While I believe that social media is a great platform for customer support, I think our current views of what is acceptable in terms of response time or expected quality of service for social Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is destined to fail. The expectations I am thinking about center around how many think companies should…

Six companies I admire in social media

Working in social media, I am often asked by coworkers and peers who I find to be an inspiration or company just crushing it in the space. While Ford and Dell might immediately jump to mind, I really just see them as a constant rather than someone to glean some inspiration from, instead I find…

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