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.
Google Plus launched in mid-2011 to great excitement. Initially by invitation only, a clever ploy to get early adopters to sign on, Google Plus became the fastest growing social network in history when it opened to everybody in September 2011. Now, less than a decade after l...
Yesterday, I was flying on the American Airlines shuttle from Boston to New York when soon after takeoff we hit a flock of geese. The pilot declared an emergency and we landed 11 minutes later back at Boston Logan airport. When I deplaned, I shot a photo of the blood and fea...
I wish I had the four hours back. I would have preferred to read a book instead. The Super Bowl broadcast was super boring. The game was boring. The commercials were boring. The halftime show was boring. Is it just me? What did you think?
Several days ago, Gillette, the company known for men’s shaving products, released a short (a bit less than two minutes) film titled We Believe: The Best Men Can Be. The film is an interesting look at the #MeToo movement from the male perspective. I really, really wanted to ...
Last night I had an opportunity to speak with Bob Woodward about President Trump’s use of Twitter. Both Woodward and I work with the amazing Tony D’Amelio to manage our speaking engagements, so with Woodward in Boston for book tour event at The Wilbur Theater, I seized the o...
For more than a decade I’ve been obsessed about how and why just a few companies, products, or ideas take off and people talk about them while most just don’t generate any interest. The idea of “Word of Mouth” is fascinating! But how can we harness this phenomenon?
Recently, I delivered a main stage keynote presentation at Influence 2018, the National Speakers Association annual conference. In my talk with 1,500 in the audience, I shared how professionals can use newsjacking to get noticed, to generate media attention, to book speaking...
I'm a huge fan of Creative Commons, a nonprofit organization that makes it easy for people to both share their original work with the world and build upon the work of others. My choice to license my newsjacking graphics under a CC license was absolutely essential to allow th...
Marketing and Sales Strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to emerging companies, and bestselling author of 10 books including "The New Rules of Marketing & PR".
