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Blog Archive
If the Beatles ran Facebook
This is a Let It Be parody of Facebook.
The Google Glass Rival? A {growtoon}.
Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
Social media disaster: What I learned when EVERYTHING went wrong
What happens when simply everything about a social media strategy goes wrong? Well, at least you get a blog post about the lessons learned!
The 5 Best Social Media Apps for Kids
If kids are going to explore the Internet, why not direct them to these family-friendly sites?
My most important lesson in business almost killed my blog
I was approaching my blog like Mr. Spock but I needed to be Captain Kirk. That made all the difference in the world!
Keep your bet on Facebook and its dominance … for now
By Mark Schaefer A common question I get asked in classes is if teens are abandoning Facebook. This is usually a function of the “sample of one problem” — […]
B@ck to school. A {growtoon}.
Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
Go short or go home. Can your content plan survive on 6-second videos?
Does “short” rule the content marketing world? Don’t be so sure! Long-form content is still vital!
Did social media really begin in 1984? The event that made you FEEL.
It started in 1984. The first media event that really made us feel. A video that went viral before the Internet existed and continues to inspire us.
Will this be the savior of the news media?
A few years from now, we may look back at August, 2013 as the “Jeff Moment” that transformed media as we know it.
Case study: Is the Procurement Department finally ready for social media?
Social media adoption in the supply chain has been slow. Until now. An inspirational case study.
Marketing Made Simple. A {growtoon}.
Join the growtoonists each Friday for a humorous take on marketing, social media, and current business events.
Why I stopped thanking people on the social web
An example of why authentic social media engagement is not scalable.
5 pieces of social media advice that trapped me
Just be yourself. Follow your passion. Adopt the latest social technology. Sound like familiar advice? It might be harming your business.Social media advice is common sense
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