Digital Rewards: There’s an App for That

One of the things I love about traveling is catching up on the randomness of the world through in-flight magazines. At this very moment I’m sitting on a flight to NOLA (!) and reading the June issue of Southwest Airlines Spirit. As expected in the Business Pitch section I discovered one of those “I wish […]

How Coca-Cola is energizing and empowering their biggest fans

How Coca-Cola empowers fans from all over the world — presented by Adam Brown from GasPedal on Vimeo. Tweet

Work/Work balance: Yoda it Up!

Love this quote from Gary V from his latest video post – Work/Work Balance:  “I need to get smarter. The way I get smarter is by reading and living, putting my head down, and and executing. I need to taste it!” My takeaways from Gary’s video: Gary is erasing Tweetdeck from his computer to cut […]

You need a Commitment Strategy

I am in *heart* with all of these illustrations… Illustrations from REWORK, the new business book from 37signals. Illustration by Mike Rohde. Tweet

Why You Can’t Work at Work

Agreed! I get lot done in evenings and on weekends as well. *Unfortunately if you’re in a reader you have to click through to watch the video (via swissmiss) Tweet

How You Can Help Team Dallas Win the Fiesta Movement!

So there are some mega advantages to being a nerd (especially in the Dallas area) but I’d say one of the top advantages is I get to meet some pretty fantabulous people. About a year ago I got to meet Colin & Alyssa in person at my very first crawfish boil. It was traumatizing, but […]

Your Social Media Strategy Won’t Save You

Your Social Media Strategy Won’t Save You 2 View more documents from Tara Hunt. Tweet

Big Money: Facebook 50

Big Money recently released The Big Money Facebook 50, a ranking of the brands that are currently making the best use of Facebook. Various metrics—including fan numbers, page growth, frequency of updates, creativity as determined by a panel of judges, and fan engagement—were factored into each page’s score and ultimate rank on the list. Coca-Cola, […]

speaking at big D

Photo of Ben Smithee & I speaking at Big (D)esign Conference back in May. Thanks @FrankLogic for sending it to me via twitter. Tweet

what it takes to be influential

I received a tweet tonight from Monica Obrien, of Twenty Set, stating “two influentials I’d like to thank” and included a link to her latest blog post on Word of Mouth Marketing. She was referring to myself and Tim Jahn. According to Monica’s recap she was calling me an influential based on criterion she had […]