Turning Employees Into Brand Advocates

Turning Employees Into Brand Advocates
The archive of the Expion Empowering Employees to be Brand Advocates with myself and Jeremiah Owyang is no available to stream over on their blog. I’ve also posted the feed below. Thanks to Jeremiah, and Expion’s Zena Weist for having me. Take a listen and leave me your thoughts in the comments area. Enjoy! Webinar: ...

Does Google Glass Matter? 1

Does Google Glass Matter?
My friend and colleague Greg Gerik over at 3M posted today on his time with Google Glass yesterday. He was fortunate enough to get access to one of these prototype units and wrote an excellent post about it on his blog. As Greg mentions, perhaps the technology is really a bridge product for something far ...

A New Social Approach to Analytics and Data

A New Social Approach to Analytics and Data
I just finished reading a fascinating piece over at the Harvard Business Review Blog about the use of the co-creation process to better use data and analytics to transform businesses. In the post by Judy Bayer and Marie Taillard, they advocate for a more collaborative process around data-dives and how companies use the big data ...

How Marketing Is Winning the Smartphone War 1

How Marketing Is Winning the Smartphone War
Let me say upfront: I have been a loyal Apple customer since 2006. That was the year I bought my first iMac and ever since, Apple has made pretty much every piece of computing technology I’ve owned. That includes home computers, laptops, mobile devices, phones and streaming devices like the Apple TV – I own ...

Social Threat Level Declining?

Social Threat Level Declining?
For those of us that drive social marketing and community engagement for big and small brands alike, the wounds from breaking down silos within organizations are very visible. Over the past five years, most of us have had to do battle with cross-functional groups internally, and agency partners externally, who either feel threatened or just ...

A Trusting Relationship

A Trusting Relationship
At it’s core, for marketers, social media comes down to trust. Can a brand have an open dialogue with its customers in an authentic, honest and transparent way? Can trust be built between said customer and the brand? The answer to this is yes. We see great examples of brands developing deep and meaningful one-to-one ...

Social at the Street Level

Social at the Street Level
With this being my first week at Applebee’s, I spent three days at a local restaurant learning how things work and the challenges and obstacles the staff faces on a daily basis. It was an eye-opening expereince for someone new to the restaurant business. I was amazed at the level of dedication and hard work ...

A Move to the Neighborhood…My new Gig at Applebee’s 11

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 first Director ...