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#smb9, Cambridge.Flickr: stevegarfield Yesterday, I had social media for breakfast with a group of Bostonians. I shared thoughts on "starting community programs with a reluctant executive" along with Jamie Pappas from EMC and David Alston from Radian6. I presented some slides. But instead of just reposting them, I thought I’d give you all of the …
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Rudy’s Country Store, Austin. Earlier this week, I had social media for breakfast with a group of Austinites. I served up the topic of "does social media marketing matter," with ingredients including scalability and interaction. Here’s what some attendees had to say: "In a sense, [social media] owns you, and requires that you be authentic…" …
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Chicken = Involved, Pig = Committed. Hey, it’s great to be connected online and even better to connect in person. I’ll be participating in two Social Media Breakfasts in the upcoming weeks and we can socialize about social media if you’re around. – In Austin, Tuesday October 7th at 7:30 am, Rudy’s "Country Store" & …
I posted some thoughts over on the MarketingProfs Daily Fix blog about community – and a response has me thinking about community. Lewis Green commented, "Question: Don’t mean to spark controversy (yes I do) but I am troubled by women (or men) only groups. I think exclusion hurts everyone, including members of the exclusive group." …
I wanted to share a pretty cool experience from this week with you. On Friday, I had the honor of participating in Committee of 200’s (C200) Annual Conference. Have you ever heard of C200? They are a fairly low-key and extremely high-powered group. Membership is invitation only for women who either own businesses over $15 …
In my last post, I talked about falling into the ego trap. So what happened? I got caught up in watching the numbers, becoming a full participant in the game mechanics underlying social media. Everyone likes games – your preference might be for the simple, like Solitare, or complex, like World of Warcraft. If you …
My first business card Originally uploaded by Pete Kim. I received my first "real" business card during an Arthur Andersen internship. I didn’t have many people to exchange them with, but I did have hundreds of embossed heavy-weight scraps of paper that made me feel important. Last week, I was sorting through handfuls of business …