I had the chance to go to SES Chicago today for the second year in a row. I saw some old friends there, tried to get Barry Schwartz from SEO round table to grab lunch with me but he had an early flight, heard some awesome speakers including Maile Ohye from Google, and Shari Thurow […]
Social Media Lesson On What NOT To Do
Trying to get back to blogging. Here is the first thing that jumps out at me (and yes, I know this is like a month after the fact but I thought it was a great case study). Apparently, there was a hotel out in Blackpool England, the Golden Beach hotel, on New South Promenade, that […]
The Social Network
Being that this is a social media blog, I should probably comment on the movie. During my Columbus Day Vacation (yeah thats right, my company rocks!) I took my wife out for lunch and then a movie, (which is REALLY cheap during the day!) We saw The Social Network. Overall, good movie and its nice […]
The Old spice man teaches us how to use social media
Well, a couple of days ago, Old Spice took to the internet in a very big way. After their fun and successful commercials with Isaiah Mustafa, “The Old Spice Guy” standing in nothing but a towel, taking about how awesome he is at life, they followed up with real time responses on youtube to questions […]
Bros Icing Bros No More
Just when I started getting into the game, Smirnoff Ice goes ahead and gets brosicingbros.com shut down. For those of you unfamiliar, Bros icing Bros is a game where you present a Smirnoff ice to a friend (or enemy) and they are obligated to commence on one knee and chug it. I don’t know about […]
Who is Sad Keanu? The guy was just eating a sandwich!
I love hearing about a meme for the first time. The underlying rule here, celebrities cant do anything without the fear of becoming a meme. Although, most of the time they deserve it (see: Kanye West), sometimes they dont. Exhibit 1: Here we have Keanu Reeves, sitting, enjoying a sandwhich, alone. Probably snapped by the papparazi […]
How to Make a Meme go Viral
A bit late I know, but I have been thinking over ROFLcon for some time now. This is a very debatable topic. There is no doubt in my mind that everyone who is involved in internet advertising, social media, digital marketing, etc. will have their own opinion on this. But this interview with some of […]