Archive for the ‘Social Media best practices’ Category

Four Easy Ideas to Humanize Your Brand on the Social Web

By Sidneyeve Matrix, Contributing {grow} Columnist We know that people prefer to connect with other people, not brands. Not too long ago, Mark wrote about how one of the biggest […]

20,000 Followers. Now What?

Does the number of Twitter followers matter? What happens when you reach 20,000?

Please take accountability for your social media experience

Maybe it’s a coincidence, maybe it’s a trend, but I’ve noticed a few posts lately with a theme of how social media is becoming a mind-mucked echo chamber of mind-numbing […]

Five Hidden Secrets of Social Media Failure

2011 will be a year when many marketing professionals hit the social media re-set button. After climbing aboard the “engagement train” for fear of being left behind, many marketers will […]

Case study: Social Media Makes Big Splash for Small Entrepreneur

Here is the most colorful social media success story you’ll ever read! The story starts with paint. Colorful … get it? I crack myself up. My friend Julie Boney became […]

The five elements of a perfect blog post

“How do I create the perfect blog post?” That question by a young student stopped me in my tracks. After all, is there such a thing? I had to dig […]

Get ready. Social scoring will change your life.

Social scoring is a new trend to identify social media influencers. Could it catch on with brands?

Bringing down the Twitter snobs

It seems that Mitch Joel and I are becoming the Social Media Odd Couple. I like Mitch. He’s smart. It’s just that I think he is so frequently wrong. Like […]