If you feel like you've read this post before, it's because you have. Kinda. This "coffee" post has become a bit of an...
Arik’s Social Media Blog
Arik’s social media blog has been in publication for more 12 years and recognized by industry outlets like PRWeb and PRWeek as one of today’s leading industry blogs. With 1,500+ posts, his content is frequently syndicated on popular sites like PR Daily, Social Media Today, Business Insider and Ragan.com.
What building a “personal brand” means in 2019
I've never really liked the term "personal brand." Just something about it. Seems cheesy. Seems inauthentic. Seems...
58 people I’m thankful I had coffee with in 2018
Over the course of any year, I have coffee with a lot of people. I do it for a lot of reasons. 1) To get out of the house!...
The widening generation gap–and what it means for communicators
Two generations. Living very different lives. One generation still watches the evening news. They read the newspaper. They...
There are no shortcuts in influencer marketing
Over the last year, influencer marketing has been one of the most talked about digital tactics in all of marketing. We've...
“Never stop looking” — Follow these 4 strategies and you’ll always have a job
For the first 15 years of my professional life, when I was working as a full-time employee, I had a mantra: "Always be...
Three lessons corporate bloggers can takeaway from Orbit’s recent blogger research
Each year, something called "Orbit" (don't worry, I had to look it up, too) publishes a survey of 1,000+ bloggers on best...
Why I’m NOT buying the employee advocacy hype machine (at least, not yet)
Do you ever get the sense this whole Employee Social Advocacy concept is being shoved down our throats by a number of...
Have non-profits given up on social media marketing to fundraise during Give to the Max Day?
Sure seems like it. My original idea for this post was to feature 4-5 non-profits that executed exceedingly creative social...
5 new business ideas I’ve been considering – what do you think?
Like many of you, this is the time of year when I start planning for the year ahead. Part of that involved thinking about...