I think an important part of any social media marketing strategy should involve taking things offline and meeting people face-to-face. That's true not only for personal networking but for business too, because both social media and business are first and foremost about people.
Matt Damon was interviewed by the Associated Press recently and made some comments about the upcoming Presidential election here in the US that made some headlines. Now I am a fan of Damon's work. If you ever get a chance to hear him talk about what he put himself through to get ready for his ...
One of the people that Gorgeous and I connected with in Chicago this past weekend was Christine Kane. It probably didn't hurt that the three of us were all seated in close proximity to a very wild and obnoxious three year old on the same flight into Chicago. That got diverted ...
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Spam is the scourge of the internet. Spawn of Satan. Evil incarnate. It's bad stuff. They say something on the order of 90% of all email sent is in fact spam. Blech! Spam Defined For those of you who live under an un-technological rock, here is an excerpt from the Wikipedia Spam entry. Spamming is the abuse of electronic ...
Had to be Right There was a time in my life when I just had to be right about everything. It was important and I'd argue tooth and nail to get my point across. When someone chose to disagree with me I'd try to back them into a corner or shut them down. Not that I couldn't be ...
Connecting with other people is easier than you may think. If you keep a sharp eye out for potential bridges, that is. The clues are there for you all the time, right in plain sight. Train yourself to see them and you'll find all sorts of people that you have a some small thing in common ...
Today's the day. It's the day I've been looking forward to for a long time. Especially over the last several weeks, as things have been more and more dramatic around me I've been longing for this day to get here. Today Gorgeous and I get on a plane for Chicago for SOBCon '07. Well be getting together with ...
Last week we had my father-in-law's funeral. It was heartening to my wife and I how many people made it out on a Friday evening to pay their respects and express their condolences. For most of the pre-funeral receiving time I stood at the head of the receiving line next to my wife. The line of ...
As we work through the current series on Promoting Your Blog with Social Networking Sites, it is important that we pause for a moment and remember that ultimately business is about people and not about stats. Business blogging is no different. Show Me The Money I've had discussions in the past with folks who subscribe to the conventional ...
