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Why More Members, Money, and Ads Don’t Always Mean More Success: A B2B Marketer’s Survival Guide

Webbiquity SMM

So the question is–are there things that today’s B2B marketers can learn from history, specifically, the tremendous success of Facebook and the rise, fall and possible resurrection of Myspace? The two companies were created six months apart; Myspace was founded in August 2003 and by July 2005 was bought by News Corp for 580 million dollars.

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Weekly Roundup: Linking, Thinking and Blinking

Waxing UnLyrical

Why: it’s the million dollar question, isn’t it? Kitchen confidential – 2 , from 30 in 2005, by … Why: The author (I won’t name her unless she wants me to) is one of my dearest people; I’ve known her since she was a baby. Chris has good answers. Liked what you saw? These fine folk did: Jan.

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Why I Attend Seth Godin’s Live Events

Debbie Weil

I’ve attended a handful of Seth’s live events over the past decade (cf Why I like Seth Godin’s quirky workshops from 2005) and always come away recharged. And of course the start of a new year is a good time to question all your why’s and what’s. My promise is that I will change that in 2011.

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Boo! What Is Your Scariest Thought About Social Media?

Diva Marketing Blog

Just Once Crowd Sourced Question is a Diva Marketing series where the community shares their insights on a specific social media issue. Just One Crowd Sourced Question. The scariest thought, therefore, is that businesses are asking precisely the *wrong* question. Read More Just One Crowd Sourced Questions. It's your turn!

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Top 10 Powerful Moments That Shaped Social Media History Over the Last 20 Years

Buffer Social

Mark, if someone was to put the question to you about the magnitude of what you’ve launched; how big do you think your product or service is?” In December of 2005, the first “viral video” appeared online under the name “Lazy Sunday.” Is this perhaps the next big thing ? The Facebook. ” We all know the rest!

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#MySMCStory: Social Media Club and Me

Ari Herzog

facebooking since 2005, and tweeting since 2008, and, partially because people kept coming up to me and telling me they followed my blog or enjoyed my tweets, I knew I was respected as a thought leader. SMCHI elected their first Board of Directors in 2011, and it was my honor to serve as President of this Board of Directors.

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Interview with Ed Garsten: Chrysler's Twitter Storm Back-story

Diva Marketing Blog

Thankfully, Fiat is aggressive in social media and all of the brand heads are turning to social media for everything from product launches (2011 Dodge Durango) to promoting marketing campaigns, and building communities. . Ed Garsten/Chryster : Good question. I honestly don’t know. Toby/Diva Marketing : Hope so!

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