Industry-Leading Thoughts on Digital Marketing
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The Problem with Trusting Content on Facebook
When you think about it quickly, the news from a study from Acquity Group released last week that says Facebook is the most trusted media channel for content created by a brand or company, isn’t all that concerning. Facebook has become the primary consumer channel for finding and communicating with brands. Brand content on Facebook […]
The biggest problem with social software
The biggest problem with social software reared its ugly head this week for me. It confuses even the most educated and experienced social marketer, never mind the brand manager who doesn’t have time to dive head first into social marketing and figure it all out for themselves. The problem is how social software is categorized, […]
A sure-fire way to spot an SEO fraud
Chances are you have received a few (or a few dozen) emails before that start off with something like this: “We’ve noticed that your business doesn’t rank well in Google …” It’s the sales pitch from many an SEO firm. Most of them are off-shores developers trying to score a new client and make a […]
There’s no shame in unsubscribing
I was outed a few months ago by a fellow “influencer” in the digital space (if you can call me that). I’d committed a mortal sin by his estimation. He was “devastated” and “disappointed.” He did it publicly. He shamed me. I unsubscribed from his newsletter. Never mind I subscribe to his blog via RSS […]
Holonis offers decent all-in-one web solution for small business
There’s a new all-in-one web tool out there for small businesses and it surfaces a lot of interesting features that can make digital easier. Mind you, it’s not an easy button … you still have to provide content and use the tool adequately, but it’s a start. Holonis offers an interesting digital content and social management system […]
Get rid of the office mind games
A friend has a problem with her boss. He feels threatened by her. She’s smarter, more hip to technology and has brought the company substantial business. She’s in line for a big promotion that would likely put her on his level and he hates it. He has no plans to better himself by learning technology […]
The most simple trick to make your emails work
My wife turned to me Sunday and said, “I just got an email marketing thing that actually caught my attention.” I love it when she talks nerdy to me. Heh. Apparently Nancy signed up for the email newsletter for a local restaurant she visited last week. On Sunday morning, she received her first email from […]
Choosing the right social network for your business
My cousin Mark and I had dinner last night. He is a nurse educator for a medical supply distributor and wanted to, “pick my brain,” about social media. He’s convinced his boss that social media is a good opportunity for them to connect with their target audiences mostly because their competition isn’t. Because he’s new […]
Framing The Blogger-PR Relationship Differently
The first national speaking opportunity I was offered was to spread the word that PR spam was partially the fault of the media database companies, like Cision and Vocus, who were making blogger and media member contact information readily available. The companies responded, strengthening their offerings. But there’s still a lot to be desired. Last […]
Are Social Media and Digital Marketing Certification Programs Credible?
My friend Susan Dunlap shot me an email last week and asked the following: Wondering if you have an opinion of Digital Media and Marketing certificate programs. NYU offers one, and the course descriptions look relevant, timely and career-bending (sps.nyu.edu/summerce). Duke offers one, too — a path leading to OMCP certification. Since this is a question […]
Why I’m Not Writing A New Book … For Now
The question occasionally comes up, “When are you coming out with a new book?” The answer is not soon. In fact, though I have a few concepts I’ve batted around, I am not working on a new book, nor do I have much interest in doing so. The marketing book landscape is much like the […]
The Good and Bad of Raising the Content Marketing Bar
Receiving random gifts in the mail does not suck. Last week, I was the recipient of a six pack of gourmet root beer. Who knew there was such a thing? It was from a company called SharpSpring. They were trying to get my attention to demo their marketing automation software on behalf of Elasticity. The […]
G2Crowd Publishes New Social Media Management Software Report
Hootsuite, Tweetdeck and Sprout Social are the three social media management solutions that appear atop the G2Crowd list of solutions for the spring of 2015. These three tools fall into the category of “Leader” according to the upstart review site. The newest rankings and report are based on over 600 user reviews of 14 different […]
New Influencer Campaign Tool The Shelf Shows Promise
The lines between paid and earned media continue to blur. Online influencers and bloggers, unlike traditionally trained media, realize their content and access to their audience is worth money. So when a public relations person reaches out, many more are responding with, “Here’s my fee.” Certainly, there are still many content providers, journalists, bloggers and […]
Thoughts on Meerkat … via Meerkat
So Meerkat is the big SXSW rage this year. The service, which allows you to quickly live stream video, then conveniently pushes the video link to your Twitter followers, does have some appeal in our “look at me” society. Instead of rambling on about it in writing, here are some initial thoughts recorded in one […]