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Secret Pinterest boards… they’re here! So, how do you go about creating one of these super-secret Pinterest boards? Follow me… Say you just found a killer retro aluminum Christmas tree, but you know your significant other would think it’s absolutely hideous. You want to hide your aluminum-tree desires until the very last minute, making this the perfect time . . . → Read More: How to create a secret Pinterest board Confession: I have fallen in love with Pinterest. Serious love. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard where you can tag and share almost any image you come across on the web. It’s driving crazy traffic to retail sites and some are calling it the next social commerce game changer. Marketers and business owners are quickly developing ideas on how . . . → Read More: How to create a group board on Pinterest Today I received an automated response from Senator Marco Rubio thanking me for contacting him about the recent SOPA legislation. It’s not every day you get an email from a senator, so of course I read through it to find out what he had to say. Too bad the marketer in me wanted to grab a . . . → Read More: Don’t call me Mr. and other ways to improve your automated emails So, you're graduating. Want a cookie? “If I could go back and do it all over again…” – that awkward moment when you realize you’re an adult. Well, almost. Sparked by a recent email from a friend, I pulled together my top pieces of advice for anyone still in school or new graduates looking to jump into . . . → Read More: Advice for new communications graduates and other crazy college kids 
From Siri helping Santa make all of his 3.7 billion appointments to Best Buy “Game On” jabs, the big dude in boots and red jacket is making appearances all over this year’s holiday tech ads. So far, my favorite isn’t actually an ad at all, but a fun song and animated video created by Baltimore-based agency, . . . → Read More: Santa goes social this Christmas Last week I had the awesome opportunity to help a group of South Florida nonprofit professionals at PRSA Miami’s yearly nonprofit workshop. Agustina Prigoshin and I teamed up on the workshop to give our group of Miami nonprofit pros a better understanding of the social media tools out there, how to manage content and start thinking . . . → Read More: Social media for nonprofits workshop with PRSA Miami Or at least a hefty finders-fee check. In case you missed it, the NBA is in a lockout as of July 1 and it looks like players are going to have open schedules over the next few months. While the NBA sorts out everything, Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade did what many of us in the social . . . → Read More: Someone at KFC deserves a raise This year was a little different that past hurricane seasons. Instead of delivering the same old, same old messages on hurricane preparedness, the CDC was able to get the public to listen by framing the information around an event that would later go viral – the zombie apocalypse. . . . → Read More: Want to keep your content fresh? Toss a couple zombies in it. Looking for a social media management tool to help manage your Twitter account(s)? There are A LOT out there. Just take a look at the graphic below. . . . → Read More: Social media management tools – what to choose [graphic] Unlike most of my friends and family, I’m a social media hippie. I believe that social media can help anyone make lasting connections and find mentors in places you wouldn’t normally have access to. It’s only through using the tools and working on those connections, in person if possible, that you’ll get the most out of them. . . . → Read More: One strong belief (held by my inner geek) |
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