I was on the phone today w/ the Registration people at #SXSW (South by Southwest Conference) negotiating a special group rate for the Central Arkansas Refresh group. They have offered us a pretty good rate on admission and they mentioned some housing options as well that we might be able to take advantage of but […]
Archives for November 2009
The By-Product of Social Media Becoming a Buzzword
If you work in the web / interactive marketing industry you have no doubt had to sit your clients down and have the social media talk. The whole social media buzzword comes up in just about every conversation these days. Something that I have found myself having to do is to debunk a lot of […]
Blogging is Foundational, Social Media a Tool
While everyone is out spreading the gospel of social media I have found myself spreading a slightly different message lately. Now, don’t get me wrong, social media is an awesome tool for running a marketing campaign, I am on board completely with this, but it is just that, a tool. Social Media is not the […]
Reflecting on #RefreshCA User Group 2009
As 2009 is starting to wind down, I was looking back at some of the goals I set for myself in 2009. One of these goals was to do a lot more business networking. Since my partners primarily operate from our corporate headquarters in Batesville and I live in Conway, I primarily work from home. […]
Thoughts on Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR
Okay, so I watched the race yesterday with the hope tucked away in the back of my mind that there might be some off-the-wall chance that Jimmie Johnson and the 48 team would slip up. Maybe a blow-out or engine failure, something that wouldn’t be serious, but enough to make him finish up in the […]
Thoughts on Facebook Marketplace
This morning I had someone call me and ask me my thoughts on Facebook Marketplace. I remember reading about it but hadn’t honestly spent very much time in the app so I went out and took a look. I have to admit that I think the idea is genius, Facebook could do really well from […]
Advice for Starting a User Group
I recently chronicled how our Central Arkansas Refresh user group came about in 2009 and how it has had such an awesome impact on me in a blog post. Given my involvement with that project I have been asked by several others looking to form user groups of their own for advice on how to […]
Fast & Easy Media Kit (Monetizing Your Website)
I was talking to one of our account managers who has been consulting with a client looking to sell ads on their website. I got to thinking that the concept of putting together a fast and easy media kit for this purpose would be a good topic for a blog post, so here goes… I […]
Some Thoughts on Veterans Day
Just wanted to take a minute on Veterans Day to say thank you to those who have served, and who are presently serving our nation. Unfortunately, one of the byproducts of freedom is that it’s real easy for us to take for granted the sacrifices that our men and women make to ensure these freedoms. […]
Rupert Murdoch’s Latest Plan to Become Invisible
Okay, so I don’t usually bash people on here, unless of course their name is Rupert Murdoch. In the past I have bashed Murdoch for saying things like, The Internet is Going Away, and People Will Pay for News, but his latest plan might be just the thing Fox and all of his other News […]