I just wanted to take a minute to thank friends, family, associates, and cohorts. This past month or so has been a very challenging experience. It’s forced me to disconnect and take a step back and re-evaluate the what and why of life, both personally and professionally. While I want to assure everyone that everything [...]
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Spotting a fake – Social Media Snake Oil
So, I think it’s time for my obligatory Social Media Snake Oil post, per the Social Media Bloggers Union, Local 438. Seriously, though. It pains me when I read/meet/see/encounter someone who’s been bitten. I hate it. It sucks. And not just for the person bitten, who becomes gun-shy at the thought of hiring someone else. [...]
Liveblogging the NCAAs from a different POV
So, at the poking and prodding of @katchooo, I’ve decided to launch a new blog during the NCAAs about one of my other passions, Mascoting. Some of you may or may not know that (in a former life) I was once an NCAA mascot. And by once, I mean a 5 year span. That’s not [...]
What a social media thing to do
Often I get asked the question about how companies should be using social media tools. They get so wrapped up in “corporate image” that they lose sight of the “social” aspect of social media. I tell them that it takes a vested effort, a passionate person/people, and enough leash to scare the management, just a [...]
Followbacks on twitter, really?
Seriously? Are we all still in high school? I guess I’ve been engrossed in all this Social Media stuff that I lose sight of the fact that most people don’t understand that Social Media is most successful when it’s about interaction and not about followers. Hang on, maybe I should take a step back here. [...]
The Future of “Social” Email Marketing
Marketing is really nothing more than just learning to communicate a message to large amounts of people. Good marketing is knowing who are your customers. Successful marketing is know where they spend their time and these days, having a conversation. If you can target a specific group of people, you can customize that information for [...]
Friday Night Tweetup: Make $100k using Twitter
So, looks like there’s a Tweetup forming (thanks to @2fishweb @shiftworkspace @PaintedPerson @rebecca_morrow) this Friday Night (2/26) at ShiftWorkSpace downtown, probably starting around 6pm. Instead of just random, casual SM (Social Media) chat, we’ll actually have a topic. Amber Naslund (blog) wrote this great post when asked by DJ Waldow asked about professional uses for [...]
Why “expert” shouldn’t be a dirty word in social media…
I think one of the major turning points in my social media studies has to be attending Social Fresh Nashville this year. Getting to meet so many great people there who are taking Social Media to the next level was amazing. One of the sessions I remember most was @JasonFalls talking about Social Media and [...]
Your community will protect you…
This past week, I felt just how powerful social media here in Birmingham can be. A couple of weeks back, I went to Social Fresh Nashville. It was great to rub elbows with Community Managers and CEOs who are living proof that social media can stay social and benefit a business (ROI anyone?). In the [...]
Conan’s Final Thoughts
I just want to take a moment late on this friday night to say I’m part of #teamcoco and supporting Conan O’Brian in the NBC debacle. Part of his final monologue addressed something I try to run Social Media Birmingham by and all of my social media consulting. Nobody in life gets exactly what they [...]
