Fri, 25/01/13 – 6:49 | Comments Off on My Third Book: Visual Social Media Marketing: Harnessing Images, Instagram, Infographics and Pinterest to Grow Your Business Online

Today is finally the day 😉
I am really excited to announce my newest book is NOW AVAILABLE –  Visual Social Media Marketing: Harnessing Images, Instagram, Infographics and Pinterest to Grow Your Business Online.
About 6 months …

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5 Marketing Lessons I learned at the Gun Range
Monday, 27 Jul, 2009 – 9:38 | One Comment
5 Marketing Lessons I learned at the Gun Range

I recently went to a gun range (as a Canadian living the US I am mildly obsessed with American Gun Culture).  The experience was thrilling and exciting and fun and scary all at once, and …

7 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make in Social Media
Tuesday, 30 Jun, 2009 – 11:10 | 5 Comments
7 Biggest Mistakes Companies Make in Social Media

I gave this presentation at Search Engine Strategies Toronto a few weeks ago.  There is definitely a place for companies to engage in Social Media – people talk about their problems all the time, and …

Are you Measuring the Right Things? Numbers That Matter.
Thursday, 30 Apr, 2009 – 12:06 | One Comment
Are you Measuring the Right Things? Numbers That Matter.

Measurements matter.  Especially online.  The internet has given us the power to track and measure all sorts of things, and it is easy to get caught up in the numbers.  The problem with focusing on …

Online Brand and Reputation Management – American Marketing Association
Wednesday, 8 Apr, 2009 – 20:50 | 9 Comments
Online Brand and Reputation Management – American Marketing Association

Today I had the pleasure of  presenting to the Word of Mouth group of the AMA (American Marketing Association).  We had a great discussion about Online Brand and Reputation Management and social media.
Attached below is …

10 Tips to really “getting” Twitter – Don’t be a Fail Whale
Friday, 3 Apr, 2009 – 8:06 | 5 Comments
10 Tips to really “getting” Twitter – Don’t be a Fail Whale

I recently led a social media strategy presentation for a multi-functional marketing team.  I asked how many people were on twitter.  Almost every hand in the room went up.  Great (I thought).  I asked how …

PLEASE!!!!! Stop the Social Spam; 5 Ways NOT to be a Social Spammer.
Wednesday, 1 Apr, 2009 – 9:16 | 23 Comments
PLEASE!!!!! Stop the Social Spam; 5 Ways NOT to be a Social Spammer.

I was recently at sxsw, where some of the best, brightest and most interesting people come together for 5 days of panels, networking, parties and discussions.

On the last evening an interesting debate ensued about what …

Online Brand and Reputation Management – PubCon South
Monday, 23 Mar, 2009 – 13:08 | Comments Off on Online Brand and Reputation Management – PubCon South
Online Brand and Reputation Management – PubCon South

This post is a little late and definitely overdue.  I wanted to share with you the presentation that I gave at PubCon South on Online Brand and Reputation Management.
Online Brand and Reputation Management Pub Con …

Engaging in Social Media – Presentation at SES London
Friday, 27 Feb, 2009 – 13:11 | 2 Comments
Engaging in Social Media – Presentation at SES London

I recently spoke at SES (Search Engine Strategies) London on a panel about social media, and I gave a presentation on engaging in social media.  Check out my fellow panelists (who are extremely smart women …

6 Rules for Creating a World Wide Rave
Friday, 13 Feb, 2009 – 12:55 | 3 Comments
6 Rules for Creating a World Wide Rave

Today I listened in to a GREAT webinar with David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach …

Why Digital Marketing doesn’t work… yet.
Monday, 9 Feb, 2009 – 7:34 | 2 Comments

But first, a history lesson…
Television adverting has been around since 1941. We’ve had 68 years to perfect it.
Radio advertising has been around since 1922. We’ve had 87 years to perfect it.
This is what TV advertising …