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When you hear that bang on the door of life, it is important to check it out. Sure there are a fair share of times when you pull the door open to find nobody on the porch, but every now and again something special is waiting on the other side of the door. Why am I talking about doors? Well that is my not so subtle way of announcing that I am making a career …read more
Whether through his books, his blog, his speeches, or his actions Seth Godin seems to constantly inspire, challenge, and motivate me. Demonstrating this ability once again, Seth has written Brainwashed – a brief and brilliant manifesto about overcoming fear, rethinking work, and living life. It is free to download, takes under 5 minutes to read, and it might just change the way you think about your life. Visit changethis.com (which Seth created in 2004) and …read more
With Halloween just one day away, Trick or Treat is definitely on the brain. So in the spirit of the season ask yourself this question. Metaphorically speaking, what are you giving your customers these days? Tricks or Treats? If you are offering treats, are they like those old, stale, home-made popcorn balls or are they delicious, sugary surprises. Do you know who is allergic to what? Do you know who likes chocolate and who likes …read more
Yesterday I got to celebrate my birthday by having my very own social media conference – SummitUp. I highly recommend this as a way to celebrate your next birthday. (actually this was purely coincidence, but a nice one none the less.) The day was simply amazing. To give you an idea of how well things went, at least from my perspective, my biggest gripe for the day was that the coffee cups were roughly the …read more
SummitUp is a social media confab that will be held at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio on October 20th, 2009. One of the many talented speakers who will be presenting at the event is Artie Isaac. Artie will deliver one of the morning keynotes – speaking on the topic of social media and creativity. Artie is the man behind Net Cotton Content (his blog), founder of speakersite.com, an instructor at both The Ohio State …read more
When it comes to social media expertise, Kevin Dugan is as good as it gets. The guy is a marketing rock star. Kevin has TWO blogs, (Strategic Public Relations and The Bad Pitch Blog) in the Ad Age Power 150. He is the Director of Marketing at Empower Media Marketing, the organizer of the Cincy Social Media Breakfast, an active community leader, a visionary PR Professional, and one of the many talented professionals who will …read more
Chris Brogan is co-author of the amazing book Trust Agents, founder of the popular new media conference PodCamp, President of New Marketing Labs, energetic public speaker, blogger, podcaster, world traveler, aspiring rap star, and one of the many talented professionals who will be appearing at SummitUp – a social media confab, October 20th, at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. In this podcast, Chris Brogan previews his presentation at SummitUp, talks about the importance of …read more
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