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Archive for the ‘social media’ Category

Reading for Inspiration

Monday, March 8th, 2010

I spent a couple of hours yesterday hanging out in Harvard Square waiting for my older son to finish a Boy Scout merit badge “camp.”  I did what I usually do when I have time on my hands, headed for the bookstore.  (In this case, the Harvard Coop.)  I had a list of books that I have been meaning to pick up and random browsing in a bookstore is one of my favorite hobbies — not an inexpensive hobby.  I picked up Chris Brogan’s book, Social Media 101, which I knew from reading his blog was a collection of blog posts.  The book is (supposedly)  intended for people who are still a little unclear about social media. But I still bought the book.  (There’s another blog in my future about the book itself.)  Why?  Because I read books for inspiration. (more…)

Best Social Media Marketing Books

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

Every once in a while I teach a class on social media marketing for Lexington Community Education.  (I also do private sessions for small groups and in corporate settings where I am frequently called upon to provide expert guidance for agencies, corporate PR and marketing departments.)  Recently, one of my former students tracked me down while I was speaking on a panel of local female entrepreneurs.  She’s part of a book group comprised mostly of marketers and they are currently reading Groundswell.  “Great place to start,” say I.  Now the group wants to know what they should read next. (more…)

Is the Retweet Button Killing Twitter?

Monday, January 25th, 2010

The auto-retweet button on Twitter could be killing the very thing that Twitter is known for — commentary and an open interchange of ideas.  (more…)

Women Entrepreneurs in 2010

Sunday, January 24th, 2010

This coming week I am going to be part of a panel of local women entrepreneurs speaking about Women in Business.  (This was organized by Andrea Paquette from the Lexington Community Education program where I regularly teach a class on using social media to market your business.)  I have to admit to being torn about being identified as a female entrepreneur.  I wonder if  this is a dated concept or if there is really and truly a unique set of challenges, issues and concerns for women.  Are we still in need of extra assistance?  Do we need our own special panel? (more…)

The New Power of the Press

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Last night I attended a dinner organized by local Innovation Economy “catalyst” Scott Kirsner, columnist for the Boston Globe.  (You can read about the dinner itself on my other blog on Mass Innovation Nights.  Since this is my blog for PR and Marketing people, I’ll look at the evening from a different perspective.)  (more…)

PageRank for Dummies: 9 Deceptively Easy SEO Tricks

Tuesday, December 29th, 2009

This week I’ve been busy putting together various marketing plans for 2010.  My simple nine-step action plan for increasing PageRank for one site is a lot more work than it sounds like.  Can you spot the steps that will require practically full-time resources?  Morale of the story: SEO, it’s real work. (more…)

And I thought there was a recession going on

Friday, November 20th, 2009

I attended the MITX awards this week.  Fantastic party — open bar, great food, a live band on stage, 1100 guests.  Unbelievable production values across the board.  If you closed your eyes and inhaled slowly, you could almost transport yourself back to 1999. (more…)

Gary Vaynerchuk is Paris Hilton

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Friday night I went to a local Boston social media event hosted by Jeff Cutler and Mike Langford, two of my favorite Boston-area social media buddies.  As far as I am concerned, Jeff and Mike could host a sandwich bag opening and I would be checking my red  Franklin Covey planner for availability.  And, I had heard so much about @GaryVee that I figured I had a good opportunity for a high value event.  But I have to make a couple of confessions first… (more…)

The Carlton Internship Methodology

Monday, October 12th, 2009

Over the years I have had dozens of interns, probably hundreds, from colleges all over New England.  Sometimes I have had one intern at a time.  Other times I have had up to nine interns working for me simultaneously.  I’m still in touch with lots of my former interns – some of them, more than 20 years later.  They are a great group of people and I am honored I got to work with them.

Over the years I have developed a method of managing the primary logistics of internships that has worked quite well for me and the interns.  As I have installed this process in several companies, it has even perpetuated a bit.  So, by request, here’s an overview.  (Note: This has little to do with the actual management of the interns themselves but more the process surrounding their internship.) (more…)

TGIFriday’s Fan Woody Fail

Sunday, September 20th, 2009

I watch how the big boys play the marketing game.  Sometimes I learn stuff and sometimes I am not amused, nor impressed.  The recent campaign from TGIFriday’s, its let’s get 500,000 fans on Facebook project, is an example of the latter. (more…)

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