Archive for the ‘Twitter best practices’ Category

A Tweet Fit for a Queen

Today I’m privileged to feature a wonderful social web success story from my friend Imad Naffa. He recently told me about being re-tweeted by Queen Rania of Jordan and how […]

On Twitter, even casual interactions can deliver business benefits

This week, I’m featuring personal case studies to demonstrate how the social web can provide tremendous business benefits … often when you least expect it! Today’s example started when I tweeted “Go Steelers!” … […]

8,000 Twitter followers. Now what?

Something amazing has happened. I have nearly 8,000 Twitter followers in eight months. How does somebody maintain a meaningful presence on Twitter with a crowd like that? I’m a work in […]

Eight lessons I’ve learned from Twitter

I’m writing this blog as a way of accepting a challenge from my friend Venessa Miemis. Always glad to be pushed in new ways! I’ve been a devoted Twitter-er for […]

Research shows small business owners struggle with Twitter

The latest research report from Business.com shows that small business owners are still trying to figure out Twitter … but those who have mastered it are seeing an advantage. The expansive […]

The curious case of the Twitter Quitters

One of my customers is a brilliant management consultant. An engineer by training, he does not come by marketing instinct naturally and asked me to help. This is a customer tailor-made […]

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 […]

Is social media the new corporate star-maker?

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 you can bring pens to […]

Why I "block" on Twitter

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 take the time?” she asked. […]