10 Foot Rule

Google+ is overhyped…for now.

Rapportive is a great social media tool for Gmail.

TweetThe following is from my post at American Express’ OPEN Forum.  The question I receive most frequently from my clients is: How do I increase the number of fans on my fan page? First of all, I would like to note that Facebook fan count is not the only way to measure ROI for your social [...]

TweetWithin the past 10 days, I’ve had 2 people come to me about their relationship issues…1 man, 1 woman…both about 29. The common theme from both was that they were ready to quit social media as a whole.  My immediate thought was actually wish I could too.  Neither of them works in a realm that [...]

TweetI’ve been intrigued with History Channel’s recent product America: The Story of Us. Last night, I caught up with my DVR to watch Episode 6 (Heartland).  One entrepreneurial story covered was that of R.W. Sears.  It obviously struck me from an entrepreneurial aspect; but it really dawned on me that in the 100+ years of [...]

TweetAn acquaintance of mine, Josh Martin, today asked, “What is Twitter’s future?” It’s a question that has been asked many times and answered many ways over the past 15 months or so.  Many who attended SXSW this year were hoping for some earth-shattering insight into Twitter’s next big thing and were largely underwhelmed with the [...]

TweetTodd Skidmore pulled out the win with his design.  Heather and I, independent of each other, chose his design as the best.  The contest was close between four participants, but I liked that Todd made the laces hot pink.  Hot pink in the laces will allow me to replace them with black after the wedding.  [...]

TweetThe response to my Nike Shox Wedding Contest and your chance to win $50 has been pretty impressive so far. The Back-story… About 6 months ago while discussing wedding plans with my fiancée, I tried to convince her that my groomsmen and I should be able to wear customized Nike Shox as our shoes for [...]

Tweet Over a year ago, my friend Darren Herman wrote a post about the social networks Facebook and LinkedIn colliding.  I saw this happening on a small scale at the time but not on the major scale it is now.  I now have clients, MBA classmates, colleagues, friends, family, Michael Phelps, dogs, cats, etc. all [...]

TweetLately, I’ve noticed an abundance of women coming out in advertising commercials; and quite frankly, it’s freaking me out a bit.  I mean that red-headed Wendy is now coming to life in the commercials, and she scares me.  As a kid, I had trouble eating my fries unless I turned the box around. Most recently, [...]

TweetI love the scene below from Boiler Room (viewer discretion advised) in which Ben Affleck delivers his “Act As If…” speech. The point is that if you’re going to sell, then you have to look the part. It doesn’t matter if you’re in sales or not, you need to dress for the position you want [...]

TweetI’m pleased to announce that I was recently asked to be a contributor to the international DailyDOOH. It’s one of the most widely read blogs in the OOH industry. My first article about the new ‘Eyes On’ measurement system was the feature article for yesterday’s email newsletter. Here is the link to the article. Tweet

Blackberry has ruined my abilities to send traditional SMS.

Christien Louviere having fun with Google Analytics. I found Killona, Louisiana through virtual geography.