Archive for the ‘business strategy’ Category

An interview with GE’s Social Media Wizards

The GE Social Media Team: Gary Sheffer, Jen Walsh, Sean Gannon, Lisa Lanspery, Mike Eisenreich, Megan Parker and Vivek Kemp A few weeks ago I was introduced to GE’s social […]

How do I get my boss to understand social media?

In my position as a teacher and a consultant, this is one of the most common questions I hear. So let’s get it out on the table and take on […]

Twitter smack-down: Pizza joint hit with $2 million lawsuit

Welcome to the world’s first hyper-interactive, cross-country, super-charged blog. My subject today will serve as a case study to be discussed during a Twitter chat (#SM4B) hosted by Steve Farnsworth […]

The marketing genius of KISS. Seriously.

My son is a professional musician and has wanted to be a performer since he was a little boy. Once I determined that this was his true life goal, not a “phase,” […]

Connection without cronyism

In response to my post on the social media country club (perhaps ”fortress” would have been more apt?) many people agreed with the observations I made but also challenged, “what […]

The case for social media marketing and "Extreme B2B"

At one point in my career, I had one of the largest (if not THE largest!) sales positions in the world. I had just one customer and they bought more […]

Social Media’s Economy of Giving

In the first article in this four-part series, I defined the three elements that contribute to business benefits through social media: Connections + Meaningful Content + Authentic Helpfulness = Business […]

The biggest obstacle to social media business success

This is the third in a series exploring the keys to achieving business benefits in social media: Connections + Meaningful Content + Authentic Helpfulness = Business Benefits. Let’s continue […]

Building meaningful business connections through social media

This is the second in a series exploring the keys to achieving business benefits in social media: Connections + Meaningful Content + Authentic Helpfulness = Business Benefits. Now, we’re going […]