Boy it can be a challenge to consistently come up with compelling blog articles, and luckily today, I stumbled across a few real gems I just had to share. My true north is always trying to write things that I feel are helpful and not just blogging to blog. That being said you owe it to yourself to check out Lori Taylor’s latest blog post 15 Social Caffeine “Must Do’s” To Rock Your Facebook Fan Page. It’s a lengthy post but definitely worth your time. I can’t imagine how much ...
How Do You Define Blogging Success?
If you’re wondering what is a blog and how it works, you should visit Do Six Figures first. My blog often stresses me out. As much as I enjoy writing and actually having a decent audience that actually reads what I write, it's definitely become part of my regular routine. What was once just an occasional hobby has grown into more of a responsibility now that I have established a bit of an audience. I'm always looking to grow my readership through creating helpful, informative and entertaining ...
My Yearly Social Media Douchebag Audit
Along with the hyper growth of social media platforms over the past few years, comes the army of awful marketers that spam, mislead and embellish their experience. The term Social Media Douchebag has seemed to be the winning term to describe these folks, and there are quite a few funny sites detailing their exploits (see here and here). That being said, I feel it is my duty to perform a Social Media Douchebag audit on myself to ensure I don’t unwillingly succumb to the dark side. Freight ...
The Lost Art Of Getting Shit Done
On my flight back home last week I was sitting next to a woman who had her laptop out most of the flight. She was a Microsoftie no doubt, and I knew this as she was working on her yearly commitments. Commitment setting at Microsoft is a ridiculously long and tedious process that involves multiple pages of countless sections and sub-sections of big words talking about what you are going to do in the upcoming year. I never really found it very useful to my job in any capacity, ...
Mom & Pop Need Your Social Media Help
I've been back home the past week or so in Chicago visiting family and friends. It's always great to get back and visit, eat the great food, and feel some actual summer heat. Seattle has been failing in delivering any sort of summer so far. In addition to our visit back, my wife and I were able to escape the kids for a few days and rent a cabin from a really cool place up by Lake Geneva called Seven Oaks (a great place to stay by the way if you're in the area). For the past few days, we ...
Pitching Social Media: Key Takeaways I’ve Learned In 6 Months
It's hard to believe that it's only been roughly 6 months since I left Microsoft for the agency world. In that time I've thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and all the planning and strategy work is starting to pay off as the last few months have had me constantly driving new business for the firm. At Strategies 360 we have a unique approach as we combine public policy & government relations work along with the communications, marketing and PR work that traditional agencies focus on. It's been ...
