Great initial comparison of Facebook and Google+ features, privacy and sharing settings. Early reviews on Google+ are favorable with its simple and clean design. Source: TechnoBombs
6 Marketing Myths Busted!
6 comments Written on July 8th, 2011 by Brian McDonald
Categories: Marketing, Social Media, Strategy
Categories: Marketing, Social Media, Strategy
Some days I get down when reading blog posts, discussions, seeing speakers talk about new marketing channels like social media or paid search. I have to remind myself that we live in a world where everyone is getting their mega horn on to blast out opinions. Some are on target, others a bit skewed and …
The Google+ Project: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
3 comments Written on July 1st, 2011 by Brian McDonald
Categories: Marketing, Social Media, Strategy, Uncategorized
Categories: Marketing, Social Media, Strategy, Uncategorized
Google announced its latest entry into social networking this week with The Google+ Project. Today I received an invite to join the network and find myself at a difficult decision. Should I create an account, link to friends and create another online presence? Or should I wait and see if this sticks? Part of me …
I’m Joining MedThink Communications
23 comments Written on June 10th, 2011 by Brian McDonald
Categories: Digital Media, Marketing, Portfolio, Social Media
Categories: Digital Media, Marketing, Portfolio, Social Media
This past year has been very exciting, frustrating, fun and challenging all at the same time. After spending several years as a marketing director for Zencos Consulting I found myself at a crossroads about 15 months ago. I decided to take a chance and works as an independent freelancer and did that over the past …
Poole’s Diner Turns Skeptic into Fan with Twitter
This week I did a bit of reliving my youth. On Tuesday I went to see one of my favorite bands from my twenty-something days, Primus! We had time before the show and went to Poole’s Diner to grab a few drinks a something to eat. Now I’ve eaten at the original Poole’s Lunch …
What’s Your Data Crisis Communication Plan?
Klout (@klout), the online standard for influence and scoring site suffered a severe system error that caused users social media profile scores to drop in value yesterday. I noticed a few people questioning their scores on Facebook so I went to my Klout page and noticed that my score dropped by 50%. I …
5 Tips for Organizing Client Visits to Your Home Office
When working from a home office, depending on the business, times may arise where a meeting with a client is necessary. Although the meeting may be for any number of reasons, it still involves bringing business into the home. It is important in these situations to make sure that the visit is framed in a …
