For The Group or For the Brand

Sep 06, 2010 2 Comments by

All boats float to the top. If you work with me on a project, you will hear me say this, or a variation of it, at least once. It’s my way of illustrating that a group effort often goes farther than an individual’s efforts can to get something done, and that working together well carries [...]

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Bringing “Uninteresting” Businesses Into Social Media

Jan 07, 2010 5 Comments

I did an interesting session at a company in Boston yesterday that has a problem many businesses coming into Social Media share: they have a business that deals with a product or service that has a low “interesting” quotient. This problem is faced by loan companies, insurance agencies, tax consultants and a few hundred other [...]

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Brand + Emotion = Reach

Dec 22, 2009 1 Comment
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Best for Business on Facebook; Fan Page, Profile or Group

May 23, 2009 5 Comments

If you are a business on Facebook that set up a personal profile page, you should probably go back in, delete it and start over with either a fan page or a group. If you are a business or brand with a personal profile page who has tried to add me as a friend, you’ve [...]

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Don't Hire One Person To Brand You Online, Tap Your Employees' Goofin' Off Time

Sep 29, 2008 2 Comments

Many in the online space remember Heather Armstrong, better known as Dooce, and how she was one of the first people to get fired for their blog. That seemed to be in keeping with the corporate climate then and now, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret: that needs to change. [...]

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