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Should You Friend Your Boss on Facebook?
Boss, doctor, ex. In that order, those are the top three words that come right after you type in “friending your” on Google. Never mind adding the phrase “on Facebook” after, it appears as though these are the three types of people to keep far at bay from knowing much about you online... But what happens when you decide to seek out your boss and friend them on Facebook? Willingly at that? [read more]
Becoming a "Corporate Executive Tweeter"
Obviously, if you own a company with an online presence or sell a product over the internet, you should be tweeting. But for the many of us who grew up in a time when the only thing that went tweet were birds, jumping into social media can be a bit difficult. [read more]
6 Things I Would Do Tomorrow If I Was a CEO
These are extremely captivating and challenging times for most companies. Everyone faces the same challenge: doing more with fewer resources. Furthermore most CEOs I meet want to manage their company in a positive and conversation-worthy way. Well, they want to, but they are often faced with the difficulty to get the momentum going and to align all collaborators. [read more]
It's A Date: The Anatomy of a Social Media Editorial Calendar
Managing a social media campaign doesn’t have to be a struggle. Implementing an editorial calendar, which is not only viewed by others but enhanced by others, can be a lifesaver. But social media is a constantly changing creature, so how do you plan the “unplanned?” [read more]
The Two-Faced CEO: Citizen or Whole Foods Shareholder?
In today's transparent and political economy, the two-faced CEO can't catch a break. When he acts as a Citizen, he might damage his organization's reputation. When he acts as a Shareholder, he might limit his own participation in our political conversation. Neither option is good. What's a CEO to do?The broohaa over... [read more]
Wonder Why CEOs Don't Blog? This Is Why
If CEOs weren't blogging or using social media much before the recent tizzy about Whole Foods CEO John Mackey's "attack" on healthcare reform that has resulted in all sorts of bad media coverage, they probably won't be starting now. Granted, you would have thought Mackey learned a lesson about the potential hazards of using social media... [read more]
5 ways to help your CEO embrace social media
A little sympathy for the marketing teams of Australia please — the journey to shed the “colouring-in department” tag seems neverending. After years of fighting the misconceptions that marketing is all parties, piss and pretty pictures, along comes social media and its “new age” ideals of conversations,... [read more]
Blame Your CEO - Not The Economy
The "Macro Economic Landscape" (don't you love to use that term) is in a devastating situation. Your business results suck.Make your own test to figure it out (see below). You wonder why? You work so much harder - you do more cold calls than ever. You send out more email marketing in a month than just 5 years ago the whole year. You... [read more]
Jonathan Salem Baskin is an author who writes a regular column on Advertising Age & posts on his award-winning blog. More »
John Bell heads up the 360° Digital Influence team & teaches graduate studies in Digital Influence at Johns Hopkins University. More »
Don Bulmer is Vice President of Communication Strategy at Royal Dutch Shell More »
John Byrne is chairman & editor-in-chief of C-Change Media Inc. & the author or co-author of eight books. More »
Gini Dietrich Gini Dietrich is the founder and chief executive officer of Arment Dietrich, Inc. More »
Vanessa DiMauro is the CEO of Leader Networks & has been creating successful online communities for over 15 years. More »
Maggie Fox is the founder and CEO of Social Media Group & was named one of the Top 100 Marketers in Marketing Magazine. More »
Laurent Francois I lead the marketing&development hub @ Express Roularta Services, a media company. I focus on 2 main brands (L'Express, More »
Rachel Happe is a Co-Founder and Principal at The Community Roundtable & a blogger at The Social Organization. More »
JD Lasica is a consultant who is considered one of the leading authorities on social media & user-created media. More »
Brian Solis s author of Engage and is recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders & authors in new media. More »
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“I would compare Facebook Like-Gates to capturing email and other contact information by offering ebooks and whitepapers. Without these, you'd be providing great content but that doesn't mean that everybody would go out of their way to dish out their contact details. It's a way to incentivize content providers to continue to generate great articles, inforgraphics and videos. And unliking a page is ...”
“Nonverbal communication is as important as our verbal or written messages. And how we appear in photographs on the web-- and specifically on Linkedin--can be critically important to our personal brands and our messages. The research you cite about warm and cold impressions is critical to how we are perceived. Thanks for the insightful post, Victoria, and I'm looking forward to the future posts. ...”