Social Media Success Story: 31 Days of the Dragon

This is an oldie, but goodie from 2008. Computer manufacturer HP teamed up with word-of-mouth marketing specialists Buzz Corps to launch the 31 Days of the Dragon campaign. Per HP, they wanted to “deepen their commitment to the blogosphere and support new media initiatives that build strong relationships in a unique community of [...]


Social Media Success Story: ClevelandIdeas.com

Starting today, I’m creating a new section on this blog to feature Social Media Success Stories. I know they’re out there — so I’m going to start collecting them for easy reference and to give them props for jobs well done. Please send me more ideas using my email address listed to the right.


Brand Icons — Let Them Speak!

During the Fall of 2007, my wife and I happily announced that we were expecting a new bundle of joy in the coming months. With family and friends spread around the country, we (and by “we” I mean “I”) set up a Baby Blog where I proceeded to write entries from the eyes of [...]


Creativity: Freshly Juiced by Social Media

Social media is oftentimes perceived as a replacement or threat to traditional Creatives charged with developing new campaigns and advertisements. It’s true: technology has lowered the threshold to producing video by anyone with a creative bee in their bonnet.  But let’s not throw the baby out with the baby water.  Let’s look at what social [...]