Preaching to the Converted?
You might have the feeling if you’re using Social Media that you’re preaching to the converted. I often do. Question: How many more case studies can we read? How many more times can the same common sense be reinterpreted in 5 different points? How many more summarises and digest emails can we look through for [...]
A Better Way For Event Sponsorship: Partnership
I talked a little with Amber Naslund (Director of Community at Radian6) at the end of last week on a new way to look at event sponsorship, after she sent our a rather wistful tweet, saying she was looking for a “better way.” I agree with her. Let’s put ourselves in Amber’s shoes (and indeed [...]
Scaling The Levels Of Social Communication
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a tweet worth? One of the things I persistently tell my staff is “get on the phone!” When trying to get information, sort something out, or close the loop on a contract or task, I really do hate it when people leave things to email when [...]
Broadcasting Hypocrisy
I think Seth Godin is reading my blog. Yesterday he wrote on ‘Losing Andrew Carnegie‘ and talked about investing in people over parts. Anyone who has been reading here a while knows I’ve been talking about this a lot since October, and gaining new levels of growth by getting free what I call ‘Factory thinking‘. The [...]
Spreadability: The New Sensibility
In my article PR 2010 I discuss a framework that looks not at reach, depth or views but spreadability as the new sensibility for marketing. Think about it. Direct reach gets you in front of eyes. But with so much coming in front of eyes everyday, why spend so much money to be just another [...]
First, Make Everyone Feel Special: Social Media Ethics 101
I’m struggling to pick what to write about after the incredible weekend I’ve had with those of you at Like Minds. There’s so much to say – not about me – but about the mix of people from all over the world who attended both physically and virtual, both on the day and in the [...]
Solving the Social Media Catch 22
I have an idea. Here’s the problem it solves: You know you can help organisations with Social Media – more so than the people they put in charge of their Twitter accounts. You know how to develop strategy, integrate and operationalise it. You can manage it, and you can measure it. You can show ROI. [...]
Conversation About vs Conversation With
I wrote recently that Consider the worn-out ‘Social Media is a conversation‘ mantra. Yes, conversation is a part of Social Media, but not everyone wants to talk non-stop with you! Consistent conversation is a rare thing when compared to how much conversation is going on. Thinking that everyone will now post on your businesses’ Facebook Page is [...]
