Category: Marketing Talk
What if Social Media is No Longer a Thang?
A couple of weeks ago, I participated in my first ever G+ hang-out. I know I haven’t been the most ardent supporter of Google Plus – some of the rather sexist articles that came out when Google Plus was in beta soured me on the platform a bit. The busy stream and other facets of […]
Social Media: A Rich Person’s Game?
Have you ever watched Ken Burns’ The West? There’s a story in there about a fellow named William Swain. William was a teacher and a peach farmer, and as the historians say, he had what would have been considered a very comfortable existence. He wasn’t famous or super wealthy, but his life was comfortable and […]
Mind-Bending Parallels Between The Matrix and Social Media
I was working on my computer the other day (big surprise) when something unbelievable happened. You’ll never guess, so I’ll just tell you. I got a message from Neo. That’s right, that guy we thought was a fictional character played by the increasingly delicious Keanu Reeves – he’s real. Turns out the Matrix trilogy is […]
Are you sure blog numbers matter?
Recently, the same conversation has crept up on me across various online platforms. It goes something like this. Me: Something about a person’s blog Them: Oh, well, my blog is still nowhere as big as yours. I only get x number of visits a week. Me: Um…that’s about ten, 50, 100 times what I get […]
Commentary on Commenting
I’ve been thinking about the online “comment” of late. In reality, or so my theory goes, the comment is really at the core of what social media is all about. You write a blog post, someone leaves a comment, you comment back. You tweet something, someone tweets back a comment, you tweet back a comment […]
The ABCs of Marketing Myths – A New E-Book
Now available at the Kindle Store!! Just click -> HERE! Hello! I am VERY excited to announce that I have self-published an official e-book! As you can see above, it’s called The ABCs of Marketing: Rumors and Lies the Online World Has Spread about the Ancient Art of Marketing (you can click here to preview the […]