Archive for category: Social Media

Your Company’s Online Footprint

Years ago I used to tell clients- “Keep everything on your website, videos, pdf’s, presentations, etc- We want them on your website!” Although we still want people coming to your website, we just can’t ignore that people spend more time on other websites than yours! There are so many ways to get your content and [...]

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Email going away? Not when it comes to Shopping

Categories:Email Marketing, Social Media

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg said caught a bit of flack at a conference on June 16th when she said, “Email is probably going away”. Before we all start abandoning our email accounts and taking them off out business cards- you might want to read on.

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Thank You Edmonton

I want to take the time to thank the Edmonton Construction Association and their members for welcoming me to their country… if only for 24 hours. The only issues were small ones -3 hours of sleep, clearing Customs, missing shirt button. However, the people who attended made it so worth it! You guys were great.

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Foursquare for Business

Categories:Online Marketing, Social Media

Been wondering why all those people in your Facebook timeline are telling you where they currently are with a link to a map? All you can think of is how vain your friends have become. Kind of. If you didn’t read my post about Location Based Networking, I’ll bring you up to date and go [...]

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Thanks GSBE

Thank you Golden State Builders Exchange for giving me a warm welcome at your May 13th 2010 Conference. I had such a great time, I wish I would have booked my flight a bit later so I could have spent more time with all of you.

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Facebook and Your Privacy II

Categories:Online Marketing, Social Media

Facebook, in an effort to rule the Internet, once again does it at the expense of their users privacy. Not too long ago Facebook caused an uproar when they gave you the option to change their updated privacy settings. Unfortunately the default picks were set for public sharing of your information. So if you bypassed [...]

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5 Common Social Media Mistakes

Categories:Rants and Raves, Social Media

It seems as if every business is jumping into Social Media these days because they’re seeing more “Connect with us on Facebook” and “Follow us on Twitter” links on business websites. To their credit, business owners see this and are jumping into waters they might not be used to. However, it’s not as easy as they [...]

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Location Based Social Networking

Location based networking takes stalking to a whole new level. Location based Social Networking websites like Foursquare and Gowalla, let you tell your connections where you are. Simple enough, right? So why are these websites getting so much buzz?

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What are Businesses Doing on Facebook and Twitter?

“Okay Will, I’m on Facebook and Twitter, now what?” OK, so maybe I recommend (read: yell) to my clients about the power of Social Media Marketing and Networking. What are businesses doing on Facebook and Twitter? Here’s a rundown [Souce: eConsultancy: Full Report]:

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Hiring a Social Media Employee – Part 2

Categories:Guest Blogger, Social Media

In part 1, I posed the questions of how to hire a full time Social Media emloyee to three people I respect in the Social Media. Now, it’s Darin Berntson. otherwise known to the free-world as “Doc”. Doc is the owner of All Aces Marketing, Inc. Throw a comment on Doc’s Blog and follow him on Twitter.

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