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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Marketing junkie specializing in branding on-line and digital.

Ad:tech Chicago – Threadless, Allstate and Pixel Share Secrets to their Success on Twitter
Wednesday, 16 Sep, 2009 – 12:48 | Comments Off on Ad:tech Chicago – Threadless, Allstate and Pixel Share Secrets to their Success on Twitter
Ad:tech Chicago – Threadless, Allstate and Pixel Share Secrets to their Success on Twitter

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend Ad:tech Chicago and listen to some twleaders (twitter leaders – yes it is now officially “hip” to combine any word with twitter by adding tw …

11 Ways to make the most out of LinkedIn
Monday, 14 Sep, 2009 – 10:03 | 5 Comments
11 Ways to make the most out of LinkedIn

Linkedin is a powerful yet underutilized social network.  While LinkedIn pales in size vs. Facebook, it can provide significant opportunities for marketers.  Unfortunately, many Linkedin users never get further than creating a profile and adding …

Are you Missing the Point in Social Media? It isn’t about Collecting People.
Wednesday, 5 Aug, 2009 – 11:50 | One Comment
Are you Missing the Point in Social Media? It isn’t about Collecting People.

I work with a lot of different clients on social media strategy – big, small, corporate,  agencies, small businesses, individuals – and one thing they all have in common is a tendency to focus on …

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 …

Big Companies and Social Media – Interview with Guillaume Bouchard (SES Toronto)
Friday, 5 Jun, 2009 – 12:58 | One Comment
Big Companies and Social Media – Interview with Guillaume Bouchard (SES Toronto)

As you may know, I’m speaking at Search Engine Strategies Toronto next week (June 8 – 10) at the panel “Social Media: Do big companies get it?”.  I’ve been doing social media work with P&G, …

Building Your Brand and Marketing Your Blog – WordCamp Columbus
Monday, 18 May, 2009 – 9:28 | 4 Comments
Building Your Brand and Marketing Your Blog – WordCamp Columbus

I had the honor and priviledge of speaking at wordcamp columbus on Saturday.  First of all, what a great event – props go out to the organizers for putting on such a wonderful event.
Second, I …

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 …