Archive for April, 2009
The ‘Un’ Sell
There’s a perspective that we take in social media that has many qualities and discussions around it and I’ve been starting to use a name or label for it: the unsell.
The idea behind the unsell is that you really aren’t selling at all, but rather letting the product or service speak for itself. Past [...]
Happiness CCCXX
Really understanding that numbers are merely statistics that only stand in the way of doing.
The Youth Movement
It’s an interesting time we live in. Economic turmoil, changing social norms, 100 year old publishing businesses crumbling, and new media powerhouses being established. You’d be hard pressed to give our present era a pass and claim it to be not as important as <fill in your favorite era here>.
Along with these incredible times [...]
Happiness CCCXIX
I’ll never stop being amazed at the opportunity of a new day.
Run a blog? You’re a Community Manager too!
So you’ve got a blog, or maybe a Facebook page, or another profile on a social network or new media site somewhere out there. Do you regularly post or update it? If so, it’s likely you have a community around it, whether or not you realize it.
You may have people who want to learn [...]
Happiness CCCXVIII
Forging relationships for the betterment of community.
What Open Really Means
It’s hard to be a medium or large corporation these days. The demands are not small, with expectations of investors, disappointing market performance, employee needs, government regulations and oversight… there’s almost no time left for the most important part of any business: customers.
Of course, that’s where the current craze around social media comes in. The [...]
Happiness CCCXVII
Opening doors to new opportunities… the freedom it brings defies description.
Happiness Under Construction
I don’t know if anyone’s been wondering yet, but I thought I’d let you know that my “Happiness†series of posts is being moved to it’s own location. I’ve still got a bit of work to separate out the 300+ posts into it’s own database, so I’m not posting more to it at the moment. [...]
Walk Your Walk
If there’s one thing you should always do, it’s to keep your unique individuality.
As an individual we need to recognize how and what we do differently. Protect and nurture those qualities that make us who we are. It’s important to realize that these qualities are what others see in us, and differentiate us in [...]
