Posted by Michelle Lamar on July 3, 2010 · 1 Comment
ShareHappy 4th of July weekend! In honor of “America’s Birthday” we’re doing a 4th of July link fest for your reading pleasure. First of all, I have to brag on my partner in crime, the fabulous Shelly Kramer. Did you know she has a margarita named after her? THAT is rock star cool, especially if [...]
Filed under Blog Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Featured Articles · Tagged with 4th of July, Business Insider, Cozi, David at the Dentist, Dr. Jon LaPook, Fouth of July, funny, Geeks, Geeky, Huffington Post, Kramerita, Live Simply, Margarita, Mashable, Shelly Kramer, Turning Point Recovery Services, twitter, You Tube
Posted by Michelle Lamar on June 21, 2010 · 9 Comments
ShareWhat does Social Media and Blogging DO for my bottom line? Do you ever get this question from a client? We created a quick and easy presentation that makes the case that social media is not just for kids or tech companies. It’s over on SlideShare and please feel free to download it or [...]
Filed under Blog Marketing, Branding / Identity, Social Media Marketing, Strategies and Tactics, Tactics and Tips · Tagged with B2B, Blogs, marketing, SlideShare, social media, Social Media B2B, Social Media ROI
Posted by Michelle Lamar on May 18, 2010 · 3 Comments
ShareWired reports that YouTube’s viewership now exceeds that of the “Big Three” TV Networks combined during their primetime evening time slot, with more than 2 billion views per day. Keep in mind: YouTube’s audience statistics are from worldwide views, while ABC, CBS and NBC audience numbers are only from the United States. The bigger picture [...]
Filed under Business Intelligence, Featured Articles, Social Media Marketing · Tagged with Blogs, facebook, Gary Hayes, Gary Hayes Social Media Counts, Social Media Count, Social Media Growth, TV Networks, twitter, Wired, Wired.com, youtube, youtube overtakes networks primetime
Posted by Michelle Lamar on May 17, 2010 · 4 Comments
ShareAdam Holden-Bache wrote an excellent article on socialmediab2b on how to find your B2B audience on Twitter. Adam gives a great overview on how to find and listen to industry experts on Twitter-–in 6 steps. You need to read the article but here’s a quick preview: Use Buzzom to search Twitter Bios a. Visit Buzzom.com. [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on May 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
ShareThe need for biz intelligence is not going away. Gathering business intelligence and mining for data about your brand (and your competitors) will grow as time goes on. Investing in social media monitoring and business intelligence should be built into your marketing plan. For those of you with your head in the sand, take a [...]
Filed under Branding / Identity, Business Intelligence · Tagged with Big Blue, Business Intelligence, data mining, IBM, Mashable, Money Mailer, Navy Federal Credit Union, Rosetta Stone, Seth Godin, social media monitoring, Spiral 16, Spiral16, SPSS Modeler data mining and text analytics workbench, Wharton School of Business
Posted by Michelle Lamar on May 15, 2010 · 2 Comments
ShareFor your weekend reading pleasure, here are a few of our favorite links of the week! My friend Jessica Gottlieb gave me the heads up about this nightmare video of little girls doing a very sexy dance. Go to Jessica Gottlieb’s blog to read the background on this story, if you haven’t seen it. The [...]
Filed under Featured Articles · Tagged with Alltop, Apple iPad, Cisco, Good Morning America, Guy Kawasaki, Holy Kaw, iPad, Jessica Gottlieb, marketing, Mashable, research, Sexy Single Ladies video, TLC, Toddlers & Tiaras, twitter, web, WebEx
Posted by Michelle Lamar on May 14, 2010 · 5 Comments
ShareThe Big Slick Celebrity Poker Tournament is a chance to have fun AND give back to Children’s Mercy Hospital. Hometown celebrities Paul Rudd, Jason Sudeikis and Rob Riggle will be hosting the event on June 5. This is a great way to raise money for one of the finest hospitals in the country for children, [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on April 7, 2010 · 2 Comments
ShareDo you live in Kansas City? Do you love the company you work for? Then hurry up and nominate your company as one of the “Best Companies to Work For” in Kansas City! Ingram’s magazine is wrapping up their annual “Best Companies” list and the deadline is this MONDAY. Nominate Your Company 1. Download the [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on April 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
ShareMike Volpe says creating online content is like buying a lottery ticket? HubSpot’s Mike Volpe has a great presentation about online marketing and website design. Mike Volpe delivers a pithy presentation on the business of online marketing and website design. Volpe compares content generation for to buying a lottery ticket. Search engines are like the [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on April 3, 2010 · 4 Comments
SharePEEPS Brand Marshmallow Candies are a great example of the power of social media! PEEPS Marshmallow Candies are made by a family-owned candy company that has been in business for more than eight decades and three generations. The candy is sold in more than 35 countries and in 2009 the first retail store, PEEPS® & [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on March 20, 2010 · 8 Comments
ShareThe old saying “don’t sell the steak, sell the sizzle” is important to remember as more businesses want to jump on the social media bandwagon. The headlines that declared Dell produced $1 million in revenue using Twitter was enough to get the attention of people who thought social media was a fad. More companies are [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on March 19, 2010 · 6 Comments
ShareBrian Solis is one of the prominent leaders and authors in world of new media. Brian has a new book that serves as a great road map on how to use the web to build your business. The book is titled Engage: The Complete Guide for Brands and Businesses to Build, Cultivate, and Measure Success [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on February 17, 2010 · 4 Comments
ShareI love the Internet because the world wide web allows me to share important things like this picture of Mr. ET. I pity the fool who doesn’t laugh at Mr. ET! The ability to share my immature sense of humor is just of the reasons I love the Internet. Twilight Saga star Kellan Lutz has [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on February 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
ShareMore than 100 social media tastemakers gave their voices and visions to Kirtsy Takes a Bow in order to highlight the creative renaissance taking place online. V3′s Michelle Lamar was featured in this book, along with other social media , photography, tweets, websites, online stores, and the inspirations of more than 100 social media leaders, entrepreneurs and [...]
Posted by Michelle Lamar on February 1, 2010 · 3 Comments
ShareImogen Heap created a buzz at the Grammy Awards with her Twitter Dress. Imogen’s Twitter Dress had its own Twitter feed and displayed Twitter pics sent by fans in real-time using the hashtag #twitdress. The dress was cool but the fact that the dress exists is the big news! Mashable reported that Heap’s dress was [...]
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