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November 19, 2012

This is how you Hype-Jack! The Tactics of a Smart Marketer

Marketers are looking to create hype all the time. But, Smart Marketers are looking for the hype to hi-jack on. They just Hype-jack! The more official term for this phenomenon is “News-jacking”, but I somehow prefer “Hype-Jacking” for the intent, for the relevance today, and for the simple phonetics! As PBS demonstrated during the Presidential… Continue reading

Business, Innovation, Leadership, Marketing

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September 18, 2012

Think again. Social Media is not a Job, it’s a Skill!

If I started off with saying Social Media is important for Businesses, I’d sound time-shifted backward by at least 2 years. Everyone knows that already. In the last year or so, I’ve not heard a single serious business that’s not trying to “do” some social media. They typically start with a Twitter Account, an FB Continue reading

Business, Human Behavior, Marketing, Technology

Business, Business Strategy, Digital Marketing, Facebook, Human Behavior, linkedin, marketing, Social Marketing, Social Media, Social Networking, Technology, Trends, Twitter