Direct Marketing Observations

MAY 7, 2010

Yesterday I threw out a tweet about 125 twitter chats worth checking out on Google Docs. 1) Hashtagsocialmedia -#socialmedia Of course I’m partial to the one I co-founded with Jason Breed Advancing the Business of Social Media every Tues noon EST. New topics & new industry thought leaders and A-listers host the tweetchats.

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Social Media Health Care Pharmaceuticals Social Entrepreneurship 214

Direct Marketing Observations

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The format was pretty simple, we would find a killer, compelling host in the social space, like a Beth Harte who was our very first host, and we’d pick a killer, topical, compelling, subject. From having great hosts to having great participants, you need both to succeed. So what have I learned?

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Social Media Hosting Hashtag Collaboration 218

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

First I wanted to check something on Twitaholic : The top 15 people being followed on Twitter. This is a list of the top 15 most “popular&# people on Twitter. Lady Gaga sells video sunglasses for Polaroid, headphones for Beats by Dre, phones for VirginMobile, and a host of items and services via product placement in her videos.

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Social Media Influencer Sports Buy 168

Direct Marketing Observations

JUNE 21, 2010

I was pulling some info about tomorrow’s # hashtag social media host Shel Holtz when I came across a video on his Posterous page about Gatorade’s brand monitoring war room. You gather tweets – with like, twitter search ? But it was the comment below the video that bothered me. ooohhhhhh amazing !! Sooooo impressed !

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Posterous Brand Monitoring Hashtag Hosting 131

Direct Marketing Observations

MAY 13, 2022

It’s not just Twitter and Facebook anymore either. It’s Snap, Reddit, Instagram, Twitch, Tik-Tok, We-Chat, and What’s App, in addition to a host of newcomers such as GETTR, Discord, Truth Social, and Clubhouse. It is virtually impossible to avoid rubbing bumpers with social media on a day-in and day-out basis.

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B2B Social Media Conversation Platform 112

Direct Marketing Observations

JUNE 4, 2010

This is a post where I am right but so is Brian… So yesterday I was talking via Twitter with Brian Dresher, the manager of social media at USA Today. We have met and talked at a conference, and later this summer he is going to host a Social Media Tweetchat for us. It has become enhanced because of it. No not really.

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Social Networking Wiki Conference Hosting 183

Direct Marketing Observations

FEBRUARY 5, 2010

This past Tuesday on our weekly Hashtag socialmedia tweetchat , we were honored to have one of the classiest people I’ve gotten to know, host our chat, BL Ochman. By providing weekly Twitter tips via email you can share best use, reports, case studies, trends, etc to show that it’s not intimidating.

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Social Media Case Study Crowdsourcing Hashtag 177