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Is This Real Life? In Defense of Our Virtual Connections

It’s important for me to say something emphatically and as clearly as I can. This IS real life. Or a facet of it, anyway. One that is very much alive. Communications that happen on Twitter or Skype or Facebook or blogs or whatever are every bit as real as a Read more »

Rethinking Social Strategy

I really enjoyed this post by Brian Solis that articulates that social business and social strategy as we’ve been defining it are rooted in ideas that stretch beyond what we’re comfortable with today. We’re eager for all-encompassing terms, and we have some in depth discussions about finding just the right Read more »

The Personal ROI of Social Media

My job is to care about the business case for social media. That’s what I do for a living. Put social media in the perspective of a brand or company and do my best to illustrate how it can build a business. But if I never manage to definitively prove Read more »

Judgment Day: Social Media and Your Front Lines

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Today’s post is from our friend and frequent guest contributor 

Successful Social Media is More Than A Campaign

Brass Tack Thinking - Social Media Success is More Than a Campaign

Mild rant forthcoming. I see so many case studies for social media being presented – in their entirety – as: social discounts and coupons a video campaign a clever Facebook contest But this drives me crazy insane. Here’s why. Social media is not just direct marketing parked online. Read more »

4 Ways To Give Legs To Your Presentations

I love the TED conference and everything it stands for. If you haven’t gotten lost down the rabbit hole of the TED talks, you haven’t lived. (TED-heads, share some of your favorites in the comments?). Their whole premise is Ideas Worth Spreading. I’m not on the TED stage. Yet. But Read more »

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