Archive for the ‘business relationships’ Category

Case study: How one blog post helped me get a job in social media

Antonia Harler is a friend from the {grow} community who blogged and tweeted about her challenges finding a job in social media marketing. And then, it finally happened! She has […]

The Majestic Hope of Social Media

This has been a strange year of growing pains for the social web — privacy issues, cyber-bullying, gurus galore, and technical failures seemed to dominate the headlines. But there’s something amazing […]

A World Without Flaws – The Social Media Stepford Wives

An email with a subject line of “You Made Me Cry” gets my attention! And that is exactly what Jamie Lee Wallace wrote to me last week after reading the […]

Social media and the big conversation “fail”

I am feeling sad and a bit ashamed of myself. Something happened — a wake-up call about this notion of social media “community” and “conversation.” It’s making me pause and […]

When it comes to social media, there’s no place like home

Arminda Lindsay has become one of the most steadfast {grow} community members in 2010. Here’s Arminda’s story about finding her new career in social media marketing in a very familiar […]

The Spirituality of Social Media

Sure the social web is filled with rants and quacks, but I’ve also been thinking about how the science and technology of this channel lifts people up, and perhaps even […]

Approach the social web with authentic helpfulness and good things happen

I don’t make a habit of putting my life on display on the blog but I wanted to pass along some news that I’m excited about — and it’s a […]

Six ideas to build social media momentum

My bike ride started me thinking about the importance of building social media momentum. Here’s what I mean. My wife and I recently completed a lengthy mountain biking adventure. At the end of […]

A simple strategy to increase your influence on Twitter

“How do I increase my influence on Twitter?” A business colleague asked me this question and I figured if it was on his mind, it might be on yours too. […]