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.
When President Obama chose to replace General Stanley A. McChrystal following the fallout from the general's controversial comments in a recent Rolling Stone article, the media was in a frenzy. Because McChrystal was the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, over 13,000 mainstr...
Can't decide what to get Dad for Fathers' Day?
Last year, I wrote about Ryan Gielen, a NYC-based Indie film director and producer. What interested me was how Ryan made much the soundtrack of his film The Graduates available for free download.
UPDATE May 5, 2010 -- Less than two hours after I published this blog post, Boston Globe Reporter Don Aucoin found it and contacted me for comment on a story he was in the process of researching and writing about the communications aspect of this emergency. That article Long...
Last week I delivered a keynote at the National Agri-Marketing Association annual conference. NAMA is the United States' largest association for professionals in marketing and agribusiness.
In September I presented a Social Media Masterclass in Melbourne Australia held in a terrific meeting space at Federation Square.
When important news affecting your organization breaks fast, sometimes the best way to connect with customers and the media is to quickly build a new Web site.
UPDATE: About an hour after I tweeted this post, American Airlines - @AAirwaves - tweeted a reply. Good for them for monitoring and responding. They also contacted me privately and want to engage with me on this. I'll report what happens. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
