Your Social Media Marketing Linch Pin: Branding

Ever watch your grandmother sort through her (postal) mail? If your granny is anything like mine, she carefully inspects and opens piece after piece. You just want to scream, “Just scan and throw it out – it’s all junk!” Having grown up in the era of bulk postage rates, we’ve developed a ninja-fast ability [...]


Putting Social Media to Work For Non-Profit Organizations

I had the pleasure of presenting to the Ohio Association of Goodwill Industries (OAGI) this morning. Great people. Great questions. Great cause. My presentation is posted below. Click here to download it as a PDF document.


Is Your Brand a Social Media Zombie?

When it comes to using social media, some companies thrive by monitoring their brands online, participating in meaningful conversations and reaching out to key stakeholders — all breathing life into their brands. At the same time, too many organizations are neglecting their brand presence in social media, dooming them to the fate of zombies.


Twitter Presentation: Serious Business. Serious Fun.

As part of the Columbus Business First “Social Media Summer Camp” series, I had the honor of presenting on Twitter. It was a lot of fun — great people, great questions.


Social Media Success Story: Romeo the Cat

I was recently invited by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce to present a short Social Media success story. I featured my friend Caroline Golon’s hobby project titled Romeo: The Cat’s Meow of Social Media. Caroline combines her savvy media relations skills and creativity with her love for shelter animals. The resulting pet project (pun [...]