Category: Viral Marketing

Got Klout?

UPDATE: Klout just released this great infograph that I thought helpful to those who have read this post on Klout. Enjoy! ———————————— Do you have Klout? When I first started noodling through social media land, back in the day (July 10, 2007 according to Facebook), I knew I was an early adopter, but wasn’t really…

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The Value of Social Friendships

What do you think your friendship is worth? And what are friendships worth to you? $25 or an iPad? Every morning, as I check Facebook, I am inundated with requests for help from our friends. “I’m trying to build a chicken coop in Farmville, can you help?” or “My daughters’ boyfriends’ mother has a new…

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What’s in a Name?

This week I’ve been working with someone to develop their brand name. It is a bit of a process, but a fun one! If you’re considering starting a business, changing your brand name, or know someone who is, take a look at these tips on creating a GREAT business name. Brainstorm. How do you want people…

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Ten Simple Blogging Tips to Increase Your Traffic

Are you satisfied with your blog traffic? Do you know hot to increase it? I was reading some of the posts on Inbound Marketers – For Marketing Professionals (a group of which I’m a member on Linked In) and saw a post by one of our members, Erin Smith that resonated with me. She  put…

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Excerpt: FourSquare, Groupon offer small-biz benefits – Article

Excerpt from an article I wrote for Inside Business newspaper (print and online): <– I have a friend whose daily activities can be viewed by the world through FourSquare. We know where he is almost every minute of the day (and boy, does he eat a lot!). So what is FourSquare? And how can you…

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Nike, Videography and Advertising.

I really appreciate great videography in advertising. This video for Nike Football (aka soccer) was directed by Hollywood director/producer – Alejandro G. Iñarritu (of 21 Grams & Babel fame). In the video, an epic football journey unfolds through a match of goal line clearances, game-winning tackles and lightning footwork that literally send a ripple effect…

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How to Create a Winning Video

I just wrote a “How To” post for a client on creating a winning video. With the launch of YouTube’s new video editing tool, more people now have the ability to develop their own videos. The tools are so readily available – digital cameras with video cameras, Flip cameras, and cameras built in to computer…

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Nielsen Study: Internet & Social Media Consumer Insights

Sorry its been a while! I’ve been traveling (back to my home country of Australia), and then my Mac died (gasp!) But I’m back online, and bringing you the latest stats on Social Media usage from the folks at Nielsen. What I find interesting is the extraordinary growth of Twitter – 1,520% in the last…

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My Top Tips for Awesome Word of Mouth Marketing Campaigns

I love Word of Mouth Marketing! Creating buzz about a product can be so exciting and so much fun! Here are some of my tips for creating great Word of Mouth Marketing campaigns: 1) Be fearless! The best Word of Mouth marketing campaigns have a bit of risk involved… risk of being caught, risk of…

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