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Justice Marshall aka @SocialNature on Twitter believes that relationships are the foundation of business and happiness, and that makes lots of sense as Justice and I are Tweeting one another — learning from one another — and supporting one another.
When Justice recently Tweeted about a conference he’d attended about …

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. . . if they follow this advice from the Forrester Research group [independent research company that provides pragmatic and forward-thinking advice to global leaders in business and technology].
Noted marketing blogger Edward Boches wrote about THE FUTURE OF AD AGENCIES from the Forrester point of view in a recent blog …

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You’ve played with Twitter and perhaps gotten past the “Emperor’s New Clothes” feeling that there’s a lot of Buzz about nothing.
You have gotten past that, haven’t you?

Let’s chat
Today’s Getting Started lesson is going to “resemble” a conversation . . .
However, since I’m the only one in the room, I’ll have …

 Best of 2009, Facebook, Featured, Future of Marketing, Future of advertising, PR 2.0, Personal Branding, Social Media Marketing, Twitter         14 comments

Five incredibly talented and deeply entrenched social media THOUGHT LEADERS fielded questions about “How to get the word out” and win more business now that there’s so much FREE stuff out there.
THE VENUE: Grand Hyatt in San Francisco
THE SPONSOR: San Francisco chapter of the American Marketing Association
THE “WHY”: …

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When I invited John Gumas to participate on a panel for my advertising students at San Francisco State back in February, I had no idea that his views and insights were going to change the direction of my life.
That panel discussion and the meeting I had with John and the …

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Many “fortune-tellers” are saying that the Future of Advertising is on YouTube, and some of my PR students from this semester agree.
In fact, surveys show that Online Video is the Focus of Digital Marketing for 2009. Two reasons: Videos build brand awareness and enhance customer engagement.
Here is the …

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The great thing about the Viral Video Phenomenon is that you don’t need a professional film crew. Let your imagination be Director and your “sense of fun” do the scripting.
Although it is virtually impossible to create a Web marketing program that is guaranteed to go viral, according …

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Spiraling Beyond Control
Who knew that back in Feb 2005 three former Pay Pal employees would introduce a video-sharing website that would be gobbled up by Google a year-and-a-half later and now seems very likely to herald a powerful new way for people to sell products and services?
What’s viral and …

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Imagine the possibilities
Remember when Saturday morning meant cartoons?
This BabyBoomer does. But nowadays Saturday morning seems to be a great time to catch up on a lot of web stuff that’s going to get me thinking about the FUTURE . . . of marketing, advertising, PR, media and our lives.
So I …

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Strategic thinker & Brand Specialist: Russell Volckmann
Everyone wants to work for — or own — a successful company. And we are all looking forward to a positive turn for our global economy.
The news, whether from the beleaguered mass media or the intrepid bloggers and Tweeters, continues to depress us with …

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So, once again, is Facebook a waste of time?
Not many of us live this way — anymore
Last post we tried to address the responses of naysayers — the “non early adopters,” the social media non-initiates.
Common challenges in any evolutionary cycle.
But the fact remains that life does change, and so do …

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Hawks can TWEET, can
Jack Dorsey is a REGULAR GUY whose idea is revolutionizing the way the world communicates
**GUEST POST** Cody Ramlan is a San Francisco State senior whose taken several courses with me and has, like me, caught the Social Media Fever. Agreeing to guest “host,” he told …