I know we're approaching Halloween, but do community managers have to act like people running from Jason or Leatherface? You know that scene in the horror movie where victims run into the forest and scream and scream for help and the monster just says "scream all you want, no one can…
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The government may have shut down, but the movie business is still up and running and at least one theater chain wants to offer a modicum of help. AMC Theatres wants to extend a hand to those burdened by the lack of progress within our political system by offering a…
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More and more brands are adopting the "brand as a newsroom" concept and becoming publishers of contextually relevant content. That is the brands who actually "get it" regarding social media and content marketing. We all know of the exploits of Red Bull who at this point are pretty much setting…
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People lie. Numbers don't. It's that simple. When agencies and social media community managers review data from their client's social profiles they can immediately tell what's working and what's not working. There's no mystery whatsoever. You get feedback immediately. However, if one reports the data as found, the retainer checks…
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Tumbledown Trails Golf Course please leave the marketing to the professionals. I suck at golf and if I wanted to get better, I would hire a plumber to show....oops..if I wanted to get better I'd hire a professional golf instructor. Now listen up. I know you meant well. I doubt…
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This is an amazing video. It's thrilling, it's got amazing cinematography, the music is compelling and it makes you watch until the end. And it doesn't have one spoken word or overlay. It seems that Ford has now taken a page from Red Bull and is making it work for…
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Before you read any more of this post, I have to ask a question. Do you really care about creating great content? Seriously...I have to ask. I speak to people all day on Twitter and I talk to brands and advertising agency execs as a part of my daily business…
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When you're re-creating the way sponsorships are being done, a lot of people in the business want to hear how you're doing it. So I took some time today to speak with Scott Becher, the wunderkind sponsorship wizard of zSports and Entertainment, the promotional arm of Zimmerman Advertising. Question: What…
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I hope you found some value in the video above. The reason I decided to make the video is because a friend told me that someone told her to maintain separate Twitter profiles. She was told to create a separate Twitter account for her new business. After speaking with my…
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When they fired Men’s Wearhouse founder and executive chairman George Zimmer, they said that "When the founder is no longer connecting or relevant, it becomes very tricky to put a new image on the company". I just read an article on Fox Business that spoke of the termination of Zimmer.…
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If you follow Gary Vaynerchuk you know he's the real deal. If you don't...then you should. No excuses. In a recent article on Forbes he talked about his revised social strategy. It's basically an amplification of his previous strategy and if you're reading this then you have to admit that…
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The branded content experience is the currency of convergence. By creating content that tells a compelling story builds a relationship and brings the consumer closer to the transaction. "We have moved from the era of marketing via communication to now marketing via conversation." Those brands that understand this are winning…
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Update March 2014: The 2014 baseball season is upon us. and the White Sox are busting out of the social media gate doing some awesome things for their fans this year as well. Follow the conversation at #SoxSocial If you're a venue general manager or a team president, I have…
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Vine videos are the talk of Twitter now, but is anyone looking at the data? Do they hold any value for brands looking to market to their audience? Is YouTube a better bet for the allocation of brand resources? Let's look at some numbers. A recent study by Unruly found:…
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I often get asked by people on Twitter and via email, or when I give seminars, this question. "What's the next big thing in social." The answer, in my opinion is quite simple. The next big thing isn't a thing. It's a place. That place is everywhere. Back in December,…
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