Blog post at Tweet4Ok : Asking for What You Want vs. Getting What You Ask For (via 7 Graces of Marketing - Ethical Marketing for Social Entrepr) Why do so many b[..]
Making Social Media Work for the Restaurant Industry (via ModernLifeBlogs) The restaurant industry, much like the business world as a whole, has transformed dramatically with the birth of social networking. Today, a strong social media presence is lauded, indeed expected, by peers and customers and those establishments, willing...
Blog post at Tweet4Ok : Does Your Content Mean Anything? - Ted Rubin, @SocialFresh EAST 2013 (video) (via http://www.tedrubin.com/) [..]
(via photoworldmanila.net) 3 Elements of A Good Social Media Campaign For Artists Artists are not known to be very savvy when it comes to selling their art and services, which is why traditional marketing usually will not work for them. Many would be content to let their...
Ted Rubin: ....get started now, just jump in, and don't wait until you have a comprehensive strategy in place. Don't worry if it is good or bad, just start publishing now. If you are a student simply repurpose all you wrote when in school.
Categories: Curated, Social Media Phew it's hot up here in Canada. I'm not complaining though, we have waited for it long enough . Last weekend I bought myself a tablet (Thanks Colin for explaining to me why I absolutely need one in your guest Post The tablet makes it a lot more convenient to read posts while sitting on the patio and curate them with the Scoop.it app.
A strong social media presence is imperative nowadays to get your business noticed. With the right marketing tools and use of social media, word can spread fast about what your business has to offer.
What's the main reason Museums carry out social media? As an avid follower of many online, here's my take as a digital marketer.
Categories: Curated, Social Media Yes - you saw that right: The year 2013 is half way done.... or we still have half a year to make it awesome As every week I bring you a weekly blog roundup of the the articles I liked best for your reading pleasure.
My friend John Thiessen ( @OKDigitalmedia ) is a very successful videographer and has experience growing his businesses for decades. He is also one of the kindest and most inspirational people I know. We have a lot of things in common, including how we approach most aspects of Social Media.
Categories: Curated, Social Media I can't believe it - we are almost half way through 2013 already - writing this weekly blog series keeps me on track - counting the weeks and marking the weekends like this has interesting effects.
Categories: Sales, Social Media My friend Colin Parker is my favourite sales expert! In his recent newsletter he wrote about how he uses his iPad for sales presentations. While this tip is stretching the topics of my blog a little I thought his hands - on advice is helpful for you.
Categories: Curated, Social Media Happy Fathers Day everyone just before I head out to enjoy an evening with my favourite daughter I want to share some of the top 10 articles I found and shared in my digital stream this past week.
Remember that post I did in March called " Quality Content + Conversations + Relationships = ROI" about the interview with Robert Caruso? He said "Social Media is like a Freeway - You have to have enough cars on the road every day.
Categories: Curated, Social Media Sometimes I wonder if time goes faster in the summer? Wow another week in the blogosphere comes to an end and I found some really cool articles for you. I'm curious: With all the blogs I find through Twitter, Facebook, Triberr....
Categories: Curated, Social Media Happy Birthday WordPress! My favourite blogging platform just turned 10 years old - that's one of the reasons there are so many WordPress related posts on this week's "Best Blog Posts" list. I'm working with a few clients on their content marketing strategies as well as how to improve their blogging success.
Categories: Curated, Social Media Another week has flown by loaded with lots of news, changes and work but also with some awesome blog posts. It boggles my mind how many talented people show up in my digital media stream every day. It really is no wonder I don't read newspapers anymore - do you?
Categories: Curated, Social Media I know I know it's Monday already but here in Canada we celebrate Victoria Day today so technically it's still the weekend As every weekend I list the best articles I found in my digital digital media stream as a suggestion for you.
Sometimes you just want to insert a gallery of images into your WordPress post or page post.
Categories: Social Media I have teamed up with two recognized industry experts to bring an extremely valuable event to Kelowna: Grow Your Business with Email Marketing, LinkedIn & Twitter Presented by Constant Contact, Tweet4OKand Red Giraffe Strategic Sales & Marketing Grow Your Business with Email & Social Media Build the relationships that are critical to your business success with easy, inexpensive, and highly effective Email and Social Media Marketing!
Categories: Curated, Social Media Every week I share the best blog posts from my digital media stream. This list is always very personal and heavily influenced by what I am working on. Thank you to those of you that recommend articles to me!
Categories: Curated, Social Media It always amazes me how, even after a crazy busy week there is a number of articles from my digital media stream in my "Best Of Web" collection.
My friend Carrie Harper had a dream and she just made it become reality: She created a collaborative work and education centre right in the center of Kelowna. #heARTschool just opened this weekend and I am looking forward to teaching my first seminar "Social Media for Artists" in this beautiful space next Saturday.
Categories: Curated, Social Media Even in a crazy-busy week there is always time to discover great new content. This week was an example of that - have a look at this week's list of the best articles from my digital media stream and let me know of the ones that moved you most.
Categories: Social Media, Websites If you follow my weekly "Best Blog Post" series you have seen many scary reports about an increasing wave of brute force attacks on WordPress sites. These report are strong reminders to secure our accounts with a good, secure password.
