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- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Media: SAP Global Survey (Part II)
The story behind how I gained interest in Social Media was fairly detailed – a combinations of where I worked, what I did for a living and the influential people in my life. So complex, in fact, that I wrote an entire post on How I got interested in Social Media. Shel passed on additional questions that are just as…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How did I get interested in Social Media?
When Shel asked for folks who might be interested in providing some response with an SAP Survey on Social Media, I jumped at the opportunity and immediately wrote him. With Shel’s permission, he’s allowed me to post my responses on my blog. This is Part I! Tell me when and how you first got interested in social media. Why? Working…
- Analytics & Testing
The Less I Watch, the Better Things Get!
Sometimes I wonder if long-term goals actually distract us from the job at hand. If you’re always yearning for more, are you ever happy with where you’re at? At times it takes something catastrophic at home or at work for us to figure out all we have to be thankful for. This last week, my blog is back on the…
- Email Marketing & Automation
Email ROI: A No Brainer for the Large Corporation
We had a fantastic meeting with a national company today and discussed putting an email program into place. The company has over 125,000 clients nationwide, 4,000 salespeople… and no email program. They have 8,000 products with 40 or 50 new products each month that the manufacturers are dying for them to sell. They’re worried about the cost of the email…
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- Content Marketing
Gannett Needs to Get its Head Out of its Butt
Everyone has heard of the expression having your head up your butt. With Gannett, they really have brought the expression to reality, though. Ruth Holladay is a wickedly sarcastic blogger with a sharp tongue… and she’s dead-on, especially when it comes to Gannett and the Indianapolis Star. We both used to work there, Ruth retiring from editorial and me getting…
Breaking into eCommerce with Restaurants
This week was my first week as Director of Technology for Patronpath. A young technology company, Patronpath has already had a large impact in the Online Ordering industry. Unlike many other companies, Patronpath has focused their software both on User Experience and Integration. Rather than create software for the buyer, they are concentrating on developing software for the user. The…
A Bare Barebones Computer Story for you…
The last 4 computers I’ve purchased at home I’ve built myself. If you ever want to save money on a system, learn a little bit about computers and get more power for your buck… click the barebones link on any major online computer store. With my son heading off to IUPUI (tonight), I wanted to surprise him with a great…
Apple eMac and Microsoft XBox?
It seems a fitting day for this to happen. On the day that Apple releases the iMac – a beautiful computer, a friend of the family gave us it’s older cousin, the eMac. The eMac is really the CRT version of the iMac. It looks like something out of 2001 A Space Odyssey – I think it’s more a piece…
- Content Marketing
How To Add A Media Player to Your Site Easily with Wimpy Player
A few of our clients needed a friendly media player for their sites that was simple to implement I was looking for a modern audio player that would work across browsers and devices. I found Wimpy Player, an incredibly simple yet robust player for audio and video files. With its user-friendly interface and comprehensive features, the Wimpy Player is the…
