Displaying all posts for September, 2009

I’m Thinking.

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This isn’t a “I’m sorry I haven’t blogged in a while” post. I’ve definitely been a little slow, but that’s entirely deliberate. I’m thinking. I’m thinking about how to take this conversation a step beyond where it’s been. I’ve never been much for having the same old discussions everyone else Read more »

Social Media and The Reality of Control

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Hokey dokey. Let’s talk for a minute about this whole “control” thing. We social media nerds are fond of talking about not “controlling” the message. And companies are freaking out about the idea of “losing control” of their brands and their stuff because the rolling tide that is the social Read more »

The Social Media Team Ebook

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A while back, I wrote a series of posts about building and organizing a social media team. They were a popular bunch, and I was asked a few times to put them into an e-book. I’m finally getting around to that for you. Just click the image, and download the Read more »

Are We Really Just “Students”?

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When I was in corporate America, I didn’t take on a new skill – say, direct mail fundraising – and say I was a “student” of fundraising. I was learning, but I was a professional. I was a professional honing a new skill, which – if we’re doing it right Read more »