I write about strategies to turn fans into customers and customers into fans. I also share ways to use real-time strategies to spread ideas, influence minds, and build business.
Late last week I wrote a post called Advertising agency campaign mentality. It got some attention with, as of this writing, a few hundred tweets, a bunch of Facebook likes, and 24 comments.
Back when I had a "real job" running marketing departments, I worked with a number of advertising agencies. They were constantly pitching me "campaign" ideas.
Happy 4/20. Today is The Grateful Dead Movie Event.
Geir Freysson, CEO of Transmit, an Icelandic software company tells us that applying a buyer persona based approach to the homepage for his Brand Regard site resulted in a three-fold increase in the number of people clicking through to the landing pages!
I caught the Charlie Sheen Violent Torpedo of Truth show last night in Boston. I was eager to check him out live because I have been fascinated with how he has used social media. I wrote about his amazing use of content (videos & Twitter) and how he has mainstream media ...
With nothing better to do one afternoon at the South-by-Southwest interactive festival 2011, my friend Tim Washer & I spent an afternoon in search of outrageousness.
People are naturally scared of that which they do not understand.
I just wrapped up a 12-gig speaking tour of Australia that brought me to Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. It was an excellent opportunity to connect with marketers to learn about their success in reaching buyers.