Category Archives: social media

Forrester Consumer Forum 2009 and eMarketing Conference Atlanta 2009

I will be attending the Forrester Leadership Board: Interactive Marketing Council Meeting in Chicago, IL October 26 and the Forrester Consumer Forum 2009 in Chicago, IL October 27-28, 2009.
The Interactive Marketing Council is a great group of eBusiness, eCommerce and eMarketing leaders from an array of different companies. I always learn a lot from [...]

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10 Fortune 500 Companies Doing Social Media Right

Jennifer Leggio wrote a very nice blog post on ZDNet titled: 10 Fortune 500 Companies Doing Social Media Right. I am honored she chose to include my company Newell Rubbermaid and a quote from me in that list. Some excellent companies are included on the list: Intel, Cisco, EMC and Fedex to name [...]

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New Media Atlanta 2009 – #NMATL

I am attending and will be on a panel at the first ever New Media Atlanta conference at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center in Atlanta, GA.
The keynote speaker is Chris Brogan (his blog: chrisbrogan.com) and I had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with him. He also autographed his new book [...]

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iab MIXX New York Presentation

I presented with ForeSee Results at the iab MIX Conference & Expo in New York City on September 22, 2009. Our presentation was titled: Beyond Click-throughs and Tweets – Qualitative Measurement of Site Visitor Segments.
Here is a summary of the presentation:
Beyond Clickthroughs and Tweets: Qualitative Measurement of Site Visitor Segments
Successful interactive and social [...]

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UGA CONNECT 2009 Conference

I attended University of Georgia, Grady College, CONNECT 2009 conference today, September 19, 2009 in Athens, GA. Porter Novelli is the lead sponsor for the conference.
Panelists and audience debated the value and impact of social media communications.
The hashtag for the conference is #connect. You can also find out more about the conference, speakers [...]

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The HUB Magazine – Being Social

I was interviewed by Tim Manners of The HUB Magazine on Social Media and Social Networking topics a few weeks back. The article: “Being Social,” just came out today. The article also includes quotes and comments from:

Bonin Bough of Pepsico
Richard Binhammer of Dell
John Andrews of Collective Bias
Aaron Magness of Zappos

I am honored to have been [...]

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My Little Panda Poken Needs A Friend

I bought my little Poken (to the left) a few weeks ago and have yet to make friends with someone in the Atlanta area that has one as well. So, my Panda Poken needs a friend.
Pokens swap a virtual business card by doing a High-4 (see the four-fingered hand in the picture at left). [...]

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Ignite Atlanta

Ignite Atlanta is 18 presentations, 20 slides per presentation, 20 seconds per slide. Very similar to Pecha Kucha. Hashtag on Twitter is #IgniteATL and Twitter id is @IgniteATL.
All information is here: http://ignite-atlanta.com/
Backchannel conversation is here: http://backnoise.com/?IgniteATL
Presentations:#1 – 9 Really Dumb Mistakes People Make in Business – @davideckoff#2 – No Adult Left Behind – @HeathWilkes#3 – [...]

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Atlanta Bloggers Meetup

Had a great time last night (September 2, 2009) meeting other Atlanta bloggers. The Atlanta Bloggers Meetup at Manuels Tavern was a kick and I enjoyed the conversation.
Here are some of the fun and interesting bloggers who attended:
Chad Rothschild – @chadrothschild – Blog: http://chadrothschild.com/Marisa Sharpe – @marisasharpe – Blog: http://marisajaffe.com/Jenny DeVaughn – @JennyDeVaughn – Blog: [...]

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Green Business Expo 2009

I will be on a Green Business Works 2009 panel on September 2, 2009 in Atlanta, GA titled: When to join the Social Media Conversation and What to Say.
The panel includes:

Karen Koser, President and CEO of KPK and Company and KPKInteractive

Steven Piejak, Southeast Sales Manager for LinkedIn

Hope Dlugozima, Vice President, Director of Community and Social [...]

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