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In praise of poopy blogs

I was rolling around on the floor with some of my young nieces and nephews and somehow the word “poop” entered the conversation. Every time I said it, the kiddos […]

What lessons from your first boss do you still use today?

This has been a week of reminiscing for me. I had a business opportunity come up that gave me a good excuse to talk to many industry old-timers, including several […]

My Twitter Ah-Ha Moment

What did it take for you to “get” Twitter? I was certainly in that vast number of people who resisted it. The first tweet I ever received was “It’s 4 […]

My own 11 little secrets

Two weeks ago, Chris Penn blogged his 11 Little Secrets to staying happy, healthy, productive and sane. Quite a few other bloggers followed suit, so I thought I would give […]

Forget your website, create a social footprint

On a webinar last week, I briefly covered an idea I call the information eco-system (or social footprint) and received a lot of questions about it. This is a critical […]

Twitter ads and the end of mankind

The web comments about the announcement that Twitter will have ads on their searches (as a start) were about evenly split between “ho hum” and “disgust.” This comment is pretty […]

How do you push yourself out of your social media cage?

Where I live in East Tennessee black bears are a real fact of life. Actually, that’s one of the reasons I’ve remained here. In 45 minutes, I can be hiking […]

Research shows young procurement professionals embracing social web

Planning on using the social web to market to B2B decision-makers? According to just-released research from London’s Base One Group, you might consider the age of your target audience. In […]

Is technological complexity just covering up your other business problems?

Complexity has been a theme through many posts on {grow}, most typically connected with the word “STRESS!” I had a fascinating discussion with one of my ex-professors about technological complexity […]

Why politics may drive the social web

While President Obama’s use of the social web to connect with voters and raise funds has been well-documented, it may be Scott Brown’s impossible 2010 senatorial win that cements the social web’s role […]

Why comment on a blog? Do it for the money.

Well, I’ve written two recent posts on why people DON’T comment on blogs — one about re-defining engagement, and one with feedback on why people just don’t like to participate. […]

The silent majority: Why people don’t comment on your blog

“Why don’t I get comments on my blog?” This is one of the most common blog-related questions I receive. My recent post on re-thinking community engagement — especially on B2B […]

Meet the captain of the world’s first viral marketing success

Can you imagine being in charge of marketing and watch your product become the first-ever “viral” success story? It was just five years ago. YouTube was brand new. Facebook was just […]

Is your company built to blog?

Every company is getting into blogging it seems but somany people seem to be struggling with it What would you guess the biggest problem is? Not enough content? Not enough budget and/or […]

Exploding the “It’s all about the conversation” social media myth

One of the most pervasive mantras of the social media hype circus is that it’s “all about the conversation” with your customers. But if you look at what’s really happening […]