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.

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 …

Why trust employees to talk on the phone but not twitter?
Thursday, 26 Feb, 2009 – 9:20 | 4 Comments
Why trust employees to talk on the phone but not twitter?

This question was recently posed on twitter, and many felt that companies should be more open in their social media approaches. Maybe it’s because I worked for a conservative packaged goods company for years, but …

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 …

Twitterhawk – Is social media losing relevance and authenticy?
Tuesday, 10 Feb, 2009 – 11:08 | 13 Comments
Twitterhawk – Is social media losing relevance and authenticy?

I recently learned about twitterhawk, a service that lets you “auto-tweet” based on certain characteristics.
How it Works
In check out their site (I haven’t used it yet) in their words:
“We’ll find people talking NOW about your …

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 …

What You’ll Find when you open Pandora’s Box? A GREAT lesson in Community Building.
Tuesday, 3 Feb, 2009 – 17:15 | 2 Comments
What You’ll Find when you open Pandora’s Box? A GREAT lesson in Community Building.

Cincinnati hosted Pandora Founder Tim Westergren who shared with us the inspiring story of Pandora at the Fifth Social Media Breakfast.
Pandora Quick Facts

Pandora has 22 million registered users
Pandora’s …

Companies Doing It Right – The Most Important Thing your Company can do on Social Media
Friday, 30 Jan, 2009 – 11:31 | 6 Comments
Companies Doing It Right – The Most Important Thing your Company can do on Social Media

A few days ago I wrote about The Most Important Thing that Your Company can do on Social Media. It isn’t create a facebook page or twitter. It is far more simple.

Find people who are …

Book Review Personality Not Included
Thursday, 29 Jan, 2009 – 7:09 | 5 Comments
Book Review Personality Not Included

Category: Marketing – Branding
I was fortunate enough to get a copy of Personality Not Included: Why Companies Lose Their Authenticity And How Great Brands Get it Back by Rohit Bhargava for free at a BlogHer …