Marketing Talk

A friend by any other name could be a spam bot

I’ve been trying to get better lately about commenting on other peoples’ blogs. It’s a bit of a challenge for me, not because I’m an…

When the going gets tough, what do you do?

A few years ago, if someone, sorry, when someone made a disparaging remark about Akron, Ohio, my hometown, I could say, “Oh yeah, well, this…

Can we talk about not talking about religion and politics?

When I got my very first Social Media account, which happened when Social Media was just web 2.0, I was really excited about the opportunity…

What to expect when you’re expecting Twitter fame

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with the Little House on the Prairie books. I had all of them, and I must have…

20 rules for being a great 21st century marketer

Marketing in the 21st century can seem really overwhelming at times. Every day there’s a new technology, a new way to talk about that technology,…

Google as Real Estate, Blog as Room

A few days ago, Chris Brogan posted a blog that suggested one consider a blog personal real estate. It’s a good analogy and very effective…