Dave Fleet

APRIL 16, 2013

Questioning. I don’t know the answers to the questions I posed earlier. It probably sounds silly, but it felt like an attack on a little piece of me. Happily all of my friends were safe and unharmed. My heart goes out to the victims and families of those who were killed or injured. Will the Boston Marathon bounce back?

Eventful 414

Eventful Sports Reddit Report 414

Dave Fleet

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

One of those touched on an interesting question: If someone “likes&# your company on Facebook but hasn’t tried your product, what is that worth? The question is, though, is that connection just a correlation or is it actually causality? Not in terms of dollars, but in broader terms.

Facebook 321

Facebook Buy Report Products 321

Dave Fleet

MAY 28, 2020

Question the brief. At first I thought typing them up might provide some insights for other young pros who are starting out in this field, but as I reviewed them I realized I’ve had conversations about each of these things with clients within the last few months, so maybe they’re not so ‘beginner’ after all (or maybe I just am …).

Strategy 195

Strategy Social Media Committee Resources 195

Dave Fleet

MAY 28, 2020

Question the brief. At first I thought typing them up might provide some insights for other young pros who are starting out in this field, but as I reviewed them I realized I’ve had conversations about each of these things with clients within the last few months, so maybe they’re not so ‘beginner’ after all (or maybe I just am …).

Strategy 195

Strategy Social Media Committee Resources 195

Dave Fleet

JUNE 27, 2011

You don’t know what conversations happened – between the agency/agencies in question and the company; within the company or among the various stakeholders at the table. Make yourself look uninformed to all parties in question. Don’t know what discussions happened internally. You see the reported outcome.

Construction 270

Construction Compete Reputation Company 270

Dave Fleet

JANUARY 30, 2012

The pitch should be the middle of the process, not the end – follow-up to ensure questions are answered and feedback is given in both directions. Key elements of this: The first time you reach out to a blogger should not be to pitch them – the process should start with listening and engagement.

Blogger 319

Blogger Process Influencer Engagement 319

Dave Fleet

JUNE 15, 2010

For one, it gives a great answer to the “what’s the ROI of this pitch&# question (which even traditional media relations hasn’t solved yet) but also it helps you to figure out who you need to build relationships with and on whom you should focus your pitching. I do think they need to answer the privacy questions, though.

Sysomos 273

Sysomos ROI Social Media Privacy 273

Dave Fleet

MARCH 27, 2018

Other times, it is the inquisitive nature of the candidate and how they just seem to know the right probing questions to ask. At times, it’s a unique approach the person has taken in their career and their self-awareness of how it would apply to the role. Sometimes it’s as simple as a feeling; a gut reaction.

Skills 290

Skills Team Applications List 290

Dave Fleet

APRIL 15, 2013

One of the questions I often get asked is “what tips would you offer to get ahead in this field?” Question your assumptions. One of the things I enjoy most nowadays is having the opportunity to speak to the future leaders of the PR profession when they’re starting out. Read and re-read your work. Learn to juggle.

Tips 420

Tips Proposal News Industry 420

Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

However, the introduction of socially-enabled sign-ins like this raises an interesting question that arose when I chatted with Paull Young last week: What effect will social captchas have on people who accept anyone’s friend requests? What about the Scobles, the Shankmans, the Calicanises (sp?)?

Facebook 296

Facebook Process Activities Sites 296

Dave Fleet

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

” One of the questions revolved around whether panelists had encountered problems with legal departments when introducing social media initiatives. There’s a natural tension between the two.

Social Media 366

Social Media Tips Proposal Case Study 366

Dave Fleet

MAY 10, 2010

Her opening question went something like: “What the heck are Community Pages on Facebook, and why is there one for my company?&#. On Control… Now, I’m of the view that companies don’t “own&# their brand – that brands are really the sum total of peoples’ perceptions about the entity in question.

Communities 419

Communities Brands Wikipedia Microsoft 419

Dave Fleet

APRIL 15, 2013

One of the questions I often get asked is “what tips would you offer to get ahead in this field?” Question your assumptions. One of the things I enjoy most nowadays is having the opportunity to speak to the future leaders of the PR profession when they’re starting out. Read and re-read your work. Learn to juggle.

Tips 353

Tips Proposal News Industry 353

Dave Fleet

OCTOBER 10, 2018

With that said, as I prepared to go on leave, I wrestled with a number of fears and questions. I saw a chance to build a bond with my son that will hopefully last forever, to gain some unforgettable experiences and to finally be there for those “first” moments for our son that until that point I would only hear about from the office.

Team 331

Team Project Conversation Industry 331

Dave Fleet

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This raises a question: is that change a good thing? However, as we look towards 2018, social media itself has changed drastically since its inception and it is a far cry from the relationship-focused utopia that many people imagined at the outset. Uphill, both ways, in the snow…”.

Social Media 282

Social Media Platform Communities Advertising 282

Dave Fleet

AUGUST 29, 2011

When they had questions I answered, but in general I said as little as possible and just absorbed. I sat with each member of the team there and asked them what they did on a day-to-day basis; how they saw themselves within the team; what was going well and what wasn’t, and how I could help them. I found it immensely valuable.

Meeting 342

Meeting Team Education Groups 342

Dave Fleet

APRIL 12, 2011

That’s all the more so online, where people can talk back and potentially ask uncomfortable questions. B: “No – it’s only a few people – if we post about it more people will know there’s a problem.&#. People have a natural reluctance to admit something is wrong.

Social CRM 379

Social CRM Cost Microsoft Issues 379

Dave Fleet

OCTOBER 22, 2010

They then posed seven questions to me: What are the most immediate actions that you would advise the company to take? At the same time, one of the SVPs has just seen that a local financial community influencer with nearly 10,000 loyal Twitter followers has just posted a message slamming the product.

Reputation 342

Reputation Social Media Banking B2B 342

Dave Fleet

MARCH 30, 2012

That’s by no means the end of that conversation – it’s just the beginning – but in just three questions you’ve dug down from “get me one of those” to a more focused objective of increasing sales volume. So why do you want to build those relationships? A: To help us hit our sales targets.

Social Media 353

Social Media Loyalty Conversation Buy 353

Dave Fleet

DECEMBER 21, 2010

So, expect more questions and more speculative thoughts, and more points for discussion along the way. I’m hoping that this will re-invigorate my site, without negatively affecting the content. The volume of longer posts will remain as it is now, but I’ll fill the gaps between them with regular shorter snippets.

Tumblr 268

Tumblr Travel Sites Process 268

Dave Fleet

JUNE 17, 2010

In Canada, the cellphone carriers have put their weight behind Zoompass – a joint venture of the main telcos which is working on the evolution of the mobile wallet on a platform that works across the carriers.

Mobile 304

Mobile Retail Smart Phone iPad 304

Dave Fleet

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Because the nodding and agreement that comes from headlines about search engines as an information source interferes with the push to answer more important questions: Do consumers in my market niche, rather than generic consumers, use search engines to research their products? Why does this matter, and am I just being pedantic?

Engineering 271

Engineering Review Sites News 271

Dave Fleet

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It’s an entertaining and insightful read that raises as many questions as it answers about the challenges women face in the workplace. If you haven’t read Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In , you probably should.

Team 399

Team Groups Groups Meeting 399

Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Questioning online influence. Influence is irrelevant without context. People may be influential on one topic but not on others. Still, the case study makes for interesting, thought-provoking reading. The Next Web: Google acknowledges Gmail issues as users complain of missing emails.

Influencer 253

Influencer Hubspot Case Study Press Release 253

Dave Fleet

APRIL 16, 2013

Questioning. I don’t know the answers to the questions I posed earlier. It probably sounds silly, but it felt like an attack on a little piece of me. Happily all of my friends were safe and unharmed. My heart goes out to the victims and families of those who were killed or injured. Will the Boston Marathon bounce back?

Eventful 150

Eventful Sports Reddit Report 150

Dave Fleet

JUNE 9, 2010

William hopes that managers will turn to it each day to answer the question, “What’s new that I need to know about?”. Eqentia is positioning itself as a team-based knowledge dashboard that can be managed by one or two users, freeing others from the need to set up and refine searches.

Folksonomy 253

Folksonomy Social Media Tools Startup 253

Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Written by Russell Bishop, a colleague of David Allen (of Getting Things Done fame), WTW leads the reader through a series of both theoretical and practical examples of workplace roadblocks, and offers simple questions you can ask you help navigate around those roadblocks. It’s all about you.

Analysis 258

Analysis Influencer Buy Meeting 258

Dave Fleet

MARCH 27, 2018

Other times, it is the inquisitive nature of the candidate and how they just seem to know the right probing questions to ask. At times, it’s a unique approach the person has taken in their career and their self-awareness of how it would apply to the role. Sometimes it’s as simple as a feeling; a gut reaction.

Skills 150

Skills Team Process Applications 150

Dave Fleet

APRIL 4, 2018

Ask smart questions. Listen more than you talk, and when you do talk, ask smart questions. But when you ARE working, be present. Be attentive, and focus. Your career will benefit from it. Leave your title at the door, and come to every meeting with a learning attitude. Raise your hand for opportunities, and earn a place at the table.

Team 150

Team Social Media Training Foursquare 150

Dave Fleet

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This raises a question: is that change a good thing? However, as we look towards 2018, social media itself has changed drastically since its inception and it is a far cry from the relationship-focused utopia that many people imagined at the outset. Uphill, both ways, in the snow…”.

Social Media 150

Social Media Platform Communities Advertising 150

Dave Fleet

JULY 18, 2011

While the company can step in and address unanswered questions, this solution means that many queries are addressed without any involvement from the company. Build an army of advocates. Your social media activities will naturally let you identify your most active users and your biggest fans.

Tips 353

Tips Social CRM Reputation Knowledge Base 353

Dave Fleet

MAY 24, 2011

So that brings me back to the question, what information does share of voice provide that guides an action? What if their factories just burned down and there is endless discussion as to whether they will be able to survive the quarter? Would we recommend our client to seek more coverage just to match this? Of course we wouldn’t.

Metrics 353

Metrics Widget Sentiment Resources 353

Dave Fleet

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

So, I took the opportunity to get in touch with Garth Johns and ask him a few questions… 1. With all of the leadership-focused books out there, what made you decide to write Common Sense Leadership?

Review 356

Review Energy Compete Activities 356

Dave Fleet

OCTOBER 10, 2018

With that said, as I prepared to go on leave, I wrestled with a number of fears and questions. I saw a chance to build a bond with my son that will hopefully last forever, to gain some unforgettable experiences and to finally be there for those “first” moments for our son that until that point I would only hear about from the office.

Team 150

Team Project Conversation Industry 150

Dave Fleet

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It’s an entertaining and insightful read that raises as many questions as it answers about the challenges women face in the workplace. If you haven’t read Sheryl Sandberg’s book Lean In , you probably should.

Team 199

Team Groups Groups Meeting 199

Dave Fleet

APRIL 5, 2012

Absolutely not, and I’m taking the 5th on that second question. Is my purpose here to completely destroy the institution of advertising on which so much depends (including my living)? Am I out of my mind? Some brands have actually found the solution.

Health Care 370

Health Care Advertising Posterous Sample 370

Dave Fleet

JANUARY 8, 2023

How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question by Michael Schur. If you’re a cyclist like me, you’ll love this and might be tempted (maybe) to try doing something similar. If you’re not, like my wife, you’ll wonder what the hell is wrong with cyclists.

Energy 39

Energy News Issues Social Media 39