Updated Speaking Slate for Summer 2012

Updated Speaking Slate for Summer 2012
Scott will be on the road a lot this summer sharing his experiences and POV on social business from the big brand perspective. Check out the schedule by clicking here. Keep cool and come out and say...

A Hairy Tax Season

A Hairy Tax Season
Phew. Yesterday completed my 11th tax season as a professional marketer. It was my first at H&R Block after spending 10 over at TurboTax. What hasn’t changed in the 18 months in between my different tax marketing gigs was the relief brought about by the end of the sprint of a season. It was...

Top 29 Social Media Career Moves of 2011

Top 29 Social Media Career Moves of 2011
Honored to be included on the Social Fresh list this year. Glad to be at H&R...

Thank You Steve…

Thank You Steve…
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Facebook Timeline is a Dream for Big Brands

Facebook Timeline is a Dream for Big Brands
Ok, so this is another blog post on the whole Facebook Timeline introduction. You’ve read hundreds of them I am sure. What I want to write about is really what it means from a brand marketers perspective to me as a social business strategist for one of the biggest brands in the nation. When the...

Back to the Future

Back to the Future
“There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction.” – Sir Winston Churchill“ Over the past two years, my life has been one series of constant changes, challenges and triumphs. After 10 years at Intuit, I moved on and had two roles:  one didn’t work out and...

Social Media Is Democracy

Social Media Is Democracy
The recent unrest in the UK and news of the New York Police Department setting up a social media monitoring team has many thinking the most democratic way of communicating in the history of man is under fire. And they are correct. The talk of censoring social networks and streams of communications during...

Role of the Social Media Strategist – Mashable.com Today

Role of the Social Media Strategist – Mashable.com Today
With all the discussion about the popularity of Quora, today’s Mashable story on Jeremiah Owyang and his report on the role of the social media strategist included a quote by yours truly. It’s worth a read…and not just because I am included! It’s good discussion and shows how Quora...

A Move to the Neighborhood…My new Gig at Applebee’s

A Move to the Neighborhood…My new Gig at Applebee’s
It’s amazing how things happen sometimes. Just five months after joining Sony Online Entertainment, opportunity has called again and I am about to take on a new adventure, a new job and a new home. Yesterday, I announced that I will be leaving SOE in a few weeks to join Applebee’s as their...

Take Me In Your Pocket

Take Me In Your Pocket
Now you can take me anywhere inside your pocket! Yes, I’ve lost quite a bit of weight over the past four months but that’s not why. Thanks to the folks over at Genwi and their iSites service, you can now download the FREE Scott Gulbransen.com iPhone app and also Android App. This clever deal...

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