Category: Marketing Talk
Social Media is a Giant Field Trip
I had a dream last night that I think was actually was my brain trying to figure out this whole social media experience – the part that I really enjoy. In the dream, I was on a field trip, kind of like school but everyone was all grown up. I, along with a mass of […]
Social Media, Farmville, and that Darned Myth of Sisyphus
A few years back, before I really got super involved in Twitter and Blogging, I accidentally got involved in Farmville. Actually, to be truthful, I started as a Farm Town girl, but of course, being the trend-bucker that I am, all of my friends ended up playing Farmville. I eventually caved in. If you’ve never […]
Why I deleted my Pinterest account
Alas for Pinterest…I knew it, Horatio…~Hamlet I have never been really good at following trends. When I was in fifth grade, everyone decided that any pant leg that, like, moved, was a bell bottom, and they also decided that bell bottoms were the stupidest things ever. Therefore, everyone had to roll up their pant legs […]
Myth: Marketing consists of just talking to people (or what is Social Media Marketing)
When I first started tweeting and blogging, the big thing everybody was talking about was, “You need to network and really engage with people.” That seemed to be the end-all and be-all of most social media advice you got. This advice was offered regardless of your business. If you were a marketer – you needed […]
Myth: Logos and Brands Are The Same Things
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away (It was actually on Twitter) I was engaging in a chat about branding. I was having a ball. It was the highlight of my life. Well, okay, maybe not. But still, I was having a lot of interesting little side conversations, only a few of […]
The complicated nature of online friendships
The year 2012 is still pretty young, but already it’s been hard on a lot of people I care about. One friend has lost a parent, another is coming close to the same fate. A friend has been diagnosed with a disease, many friends are without money. Some friends are miserable in their jobs and […]