11/17 = National Unfriend Day

Wanna keep your Facebook friends? Then don't be this guy...



You can consult a hundred marketing sites and social media media blogs, but this video from Jimmy Kimmel will help you grasp Facebook a lot quicker.

Taking the Lead and Dancing with Your First Follower

I love this video. It's brilliant in it's simplicity. And it's fun.

It's a great message for leaders and a nice lesson on how to build a following, including the importance of those first, crazy followers.


It's like an old friend of mine liked to say, "When the spotlight goes on, you gotta dance!"

Is Your Message Getting to Your Facebook Fans?

If you have a fan page, you might want to share this with your fans.This graphic has been making it's way around Facebook and I thought I would post it here.

If you are admin on a fan page, you may have noticed that only a small percentage of your fans are actually seeing your posts. If they take these steps, it should help.

I posted to acouple of my pages with some copy like this, which you are free to borrow.

If you want to be sure you don't' miss anything from YOUR PAGE HERE (or any other pages you like) follow these instructions.

Your Civic Duty

What's Your Election Story?
NewsiT and their army of mobile reporters are covering the election in full force, with a focus on the Voter ID issue. To follow the story or join in, visit their election page: www.newsit.net/voterid and tag your tweets with #voterid to see them on the feed. The NewsiT iPhone app is free and available at the app store.

Have you voted today? I did. Then I performed my other civic duty and supported the local bake sale. God bless America. :-)

When is the Best Times to Send Email?

This is one of the most useful infographics I have ever seen. How many times have you hit "send" on a newsletter or email blast and wondered if you picked the right time?

Thanks to the folks over at MarketingProfs for this one. Click here for a better look at the graph and to read the whole article.

Google+ vs. Facebook - Word on the Street

Interesting clip from the folks at Brafton. Google+ vs. Facebook...what's the word on the street?

I still don’t know many people (besides folks in the marketing field) using Google+, except for Hangouts and to help be found on Google searches. But I also don’t know many people that search for anything on Facebook except for things they hope to find on Facebook. 

What do you think? Are you on Google+? Do you use it? Do you like it? Why?
Does the time and effort to manage a Google+ page make sense for a busy small business?

10/11/12... Count on it.

Today is 10/11/12.

Mind = blown.

Let's face it. There is no 13/14/15.

This is one of the reasons I love Facebook. I never would have noticed this on my own. However, unlike most people, who simply forward content, I am one of the few who also creates content. Here's my contribution to 10/11/12.