Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
Category Archives: social media
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
Category Archives: social media
Reading is fundamental
Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
Category Archives: social media
Reading is fundamental
Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
Category Archives: social media
Reading is fundamental
Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
Category Archives: social media
Reading is fundamental
Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
Category Archives: social media
Reading is fundamental
Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
Category Archives: social media
Reading is fundamental
Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
Category Archives: social media
Reading is fundamental
Over the past two years I participated in a challenge that I heard about on my friend Arik Hanson’s blog to read a set number of books. In each of the past two years I met my goal of surpassing 30 books in the calendar year which helped keep my mind’s creative juices flowing. This…
5 Social Networks For Your Small Business To Experiment With
This post originally ran on Vistaprint’s Small Business Blog. We all know that Facebook and Twitter are the cat’s meow when it comes to social networks. Both networks boast a plethora of users, and most of our customers have an account on one of the two networks. Chances are that you’ve already built out a presence one both of…
#Ravens get fans involved with Super Bowl XLVII
Over the weekend I saw a post (on left) from the Baltimore Ravens asking fans what they wanted to see on the team’s Facebook page during the week of the Super Bowl. As a fan, I thought it was a pretty cool gesture to the fans; as a social media manager, I loved how they…
Community Manager of the Year Finalists
A few months back, I was named as a finalist for community manager of the year from Oracle/Vitrue along with Stacey Acevero and Carly Severn. Next Monday is Community Manager Appreciation Day where they will name the winner, which I think they’ll have a hard time with but really can’t go wrong. They shot some cool…
Are preconceived notions on social media killing your program?
Social media is a very large bell jar. While we might be thinking outside the box in terms of our companies or clients, we’re also boxing ourselves into what the social media bubble is doing. Many times this leaves us blind to go against the gospel of the groupthink tank that is social media. This…
It’s time to put an end to siloed views of social media.
Over the past few weeks the misconstrued debate around social media ownership has been kicked back around. This post from PR Daily helped spark some outcry and others, like Shelly Kramer, threw out some more balanced and level-headed thoughts. With that said, can we agree to end this foolish pissing-contest about social media ownership? Social…
Social Media Predicts NFL Divisional Playoff Winners
Throughout the regular season and first round of the playoffs, we have picked NFL games in a pretty unconventional manner. Instead of using gut, cuter cheerleaders or coach on the cold seat, we have used social media buzz. We dumped data from Lithium Social Media monitoring and dumped it into some weighted formulas to pop…
