Digital Marketing And Social Media PR – The Future Buzz

With the launch of Google+ pages for businesses I can tell many brands (and marketing professionals) had the same reaction: seriously, another channel to manage?

My gut is good for digesting food, telling me when I’ve eaten too much, and groaning loudly when I’m about to get hungry. Never, despite efforts to the contrary, has it helped me pick stellar stocks, win a poker tournament, or find the perfect product-market fit.

Techdirt recently shared a video from Conan O’Brien that’s worth checking out. It’s of a bunch of TV newscasters from all around the country parroting the exact same phrase.

Having worked at a variety of different digital marketing consultancies (including an SEO firm) I’ve been privy to the pitches, proposals and processes of many competing agencies.

This week, I was in New York attending the 2nd Social Media World Forum North America. I attend and speak at many marketing and technology industry events throughout the year and a majority of my experiences are great.

My friend Steve Farnsworth recently shared a link to some tips from Matt Ceniceros at Applied Materials about how to encourage blog posts from team members who hate blogging.