Jeff Esposito

APRIL 22, 2012

In order to build an engaged community, managers must be on top of all the latest trends and best practices in the space. The 2012 State of Community Management report is a good read overall but had five underlying themes that really stood out to me. 2012 State of Community Management.

Communities 51

Communities Report Embedding Education 51

Jeff Esposito

MARCH 18, 2012

The atmosphere at the conference was that social media has matured from a cute trend to a part of business as usual. So it may come as a surprise to you that my biggest takeaway from the conference was maturity. No, not the conference attendees, but rather the social media landscape.

Conference 40

Conference ROI Small Business Metrics 40

Jeff Esposito

JULY 2, 2012

Vistaprint ranked #27 on the Internet Retailer: Retailers with the highest Social Media Impact List in 2012. We work hard to stay on top of the social trends and we’re grateful to have accumulated such an engaged and loyal fan base.

Retail 42

Retail Social Media List Trends 42

Jeff Esposito

MARCH 15, 2012

Five Takeaways from SXSW Interactive 2012 – my buddy Chuck Hemann takes a look at what five trends stood out to him at this year’s SXSW. Why I left Google – this is an awesome post that highlights some of the inner workings of Google and how obsessed they are with Google+ and how it might not be healthy.

Google 36

Google Conference Meeting Issues 36

Jeff Esposito

DECEMBER 19, 2011

With just two weeks remaining in 2011, I figured that instead of reflecting on the past year, like I did with the Tweets of the year, I would look ahead to 2012. While it was truly exciting to be a part of the social media sphere in 2011, I think that 2012 will be even more interesting and filled with new twists and turns.

Social Media 45

Social Media Microsoft Trends Team 45