The Beginning of My Social Media Journey I have been a fully immersed user of social media since the early days. I watched Facebook grow beyond epic proportions. I've been using social media so long that I remember when people actually talked to each other on Twitter. Like a high…
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In 1984, the German new wave group, Alphaville, dropped the pop culture standard titled "Forever Young". The somewhat foreboding song talks about living in the moment. Living life without ever taking tomorrow for granted, because so much is out of our control, that there's really no guarantee of a tomorrow.…
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I know...that's a pretty bold headline. I realize it may be wishful thinking, but after what I witnessed, hopefully we're not that far off from seeing it happen. Target Shows The Future Of Commercials Did you watch the 2015 Grammys? In my opinion, it was quite boring. Losts of pomp,…
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I had one of those moments the other day that left me with an Arsenio moment. You remember his schtick form his show...things that make you go hmmm? I had two execs from Company X ask me to help promote a P&I television commercial and a press release on social…
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In 2015 why not stop going to conferences and seminars. Save the money you would spend on SXSW. No more webinars, focus groups, mind-numbing data, or guru advice needed. You don't need an advertising agency to give you a smoke and mirrors routine. Seriously...there is one simple objective and action…
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In a digitally savvy world, is the traditional radio remote a good investment of advertising dollars? Think about it. When is the last time you were heading to work and stopped what you were doing, turned around and went to see a local radio personality (or a stand-in) for a…
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"The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” - John Pierpont Morgan That quote by J.P. Morgan is incredible. I'm not usually one for quotes, but this one came to me at the right time. Over the last few months, I've…
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Do you realize that some people are growing up not knowing what a typewriter is? Those of us who may have a little gray around the temples know them well. We relied upon them for our term papers and it's the way the great writers of our day created their…
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Recently Twitter announced that they were implementing a mute button. What does Twitter say that this means? "Muting a user on Twitter means their Tweets and Retweets will no longer be visible in your home timeline, and you will no longer receive push or SMS notifications from that user. The…
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On Monday morning, April 21, 2014, I'm quitting social media marketing. Well...sort of. The reason being is that social media marketing as we have come to know it, is dead. There, I said it. Throw stones if you want, at least I'm honest. You can hire the best agency on…
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This will be one of my shorter posts in some time. It solves the Facebook dilemma once and for all. No conference needed. No webinars, no surveys, no polls, no think tanks, no social media experts,...nope it's all summed up in two nuggets I saw on Facebook this morning. The…
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Don't You Hate When People Say I Told You So? I know I do. So I won't say it. I'll let you just come to the conclusion for yourself. Even if it's with a little bit of prompting. Back in December (seems so very long ago doesn't it?), while everyone…
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When is an advertisement not an advertisement? When it drives us to such emotional peaks that we forget we're watching a commercial for a product. I'm not sure I've seen an ad that has compelled viewership, by such a diverse audience, as this "First Kiss" video by L.A. fashion label…
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"All the world's indeed a stage and we are merely players. Performers and portrayers, each another's audience..." What Role Are You Going To Play Today? You see you have no choice in the age of social media. The digital era relegates us to being a part of an audience or…
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I'm not going out on a limb in stating that many in marketing have probably heard of the Law of Diffusion of Innovation. He didn't create it but Simon Sinek brought it to life for me. The birthing of the Law of Diffusion of Innovation over 50 years ago, is…
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