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A few months back I did a fun interview with Susan Wassel, the social media voice for Sharpie pens. Susan made me a believer. If

The economy of social media is built on favors, creating a dysfunctional social media country club. Are we building a world of group think?
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
You know what is so cool? Having a job where you have a bona fide excuse to communicate through cartoon characters. I simply must work
I was having a deep philosophical discussion on the Zen of Twitter when I mentioned that I frequently “block” porno-teeth-whitening-10,000-followers-make-money-NOW spamaholics.My friend was amazed. “Why
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
This is the second in a series exploring the keys to achieving business benefits in social media: Connections + Meaningful Content + Authentic Helpfulness =
Starbucks. Â Dell. Â Mark Schaefer. Yes, I am now up there with the mega-brand big dogs, at least momentarily, in an article in Forbes recently. Not
I know social media is about “relationships.” I get it … I really do. But if you are responsible for a social media initiative for
If you’ve been reading the blog posts this week about social media and measurement, you owe it to yourself to read the fascinating comment section
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