Gini Dietrich

The Three Things, Edition 10

By: Gini Dietrich | December 2, 2012 | 
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We’re moving on up! Not to the East Side, but to nearly three months of The Three Things presented by Michael Schechter, Howie Goldfarb, and me. I am headed back home from Amsterdam. What an amazing city! I’m very happy to have been invited to speak here. Big, big thanks to Jody Koehler, Jos Govaart, and the Coopr team. They really know how to treat their speakers. For those ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

Gin and Topics: Cats, Dogs, and Our Friends

By: Gini Dietrich | November 30, 2012 | 
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Hello from Amsterdam! I am totally in love with this city. It is not what I expected. There are bikes everywhere and they have their own lanes, with traffic signals, and the cars respect them. I might have to move here. The business culture is also very interesting. After I spoke last night, I had a conversation with two lovely young women who taught me the subtle ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

Facebook Gifts Launch and Mobile Gift-Giving Grows

By: Gini Dietrich | November 29, 2012 | 
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With one billion birthdays listed on Facebook, the social network finally decided allowing you to send gifts through the social network was a good idea. Woo hoo! Sure, the company already has your email address, your family pictures, and your political beliefs.  Now they want you to store your credit card number and mailing address in there too. And, with all the hoopla going around about ... Read More
Guest

How to Get Your Social Community Dancing

By: Guest | November 26, 2012 | 
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Today’s guest post is by Jeremy Miller. Do you remember your middle school dances? Before 2010 I hadn’t given mine a second thought. They were distant memories until I started building my company’s social media community. Then the memories came rushing back. In May 2010, my team and I launched a small LinkedIn Group called Sticky Branding. We formed the group, seeded it with content and ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

The Three Things, Edition 9

By: Gini Dietrich | November 25, 2012 | 
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Welcome to the ninth edition of The Three Things, brought to you by Michael Schechter, Howie Goldfarb, and me. I hope all of my U.S. friends had a nice Thanksgiving and Black Friday. I heard lots of reports of the crazies out there waiting in line to get into the stores, while I stayed in my warm house and shopped online. One more day and then you have ... Read More
Allen Mireles

Social Media Learning: Skinned Knees and Cut Lips

By: Allen Mireles | November 21, 2012 | 
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Today’s guest post is by Allen Mireles. Social networks are exploding. According to Hubspot, this year Internet users in the U.S. will expand to 239 million, representing more than 75 percent of the total population. And mobile Internet users will reach 113.9 million in 2012, up 17 percent in 2011. The number of new web users, including those with little to no previous experience, grows daily. ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

Livefyre Q&A with Beth Hayden, Author Pinfluence

By: Gini Dietrich | November 20, 2012 | 
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I am SUPER excited about today’s Livefyre author Q&A. Why, you ask? Because I LOVE Pinterest and she’s written the book on how to use the social network from a business perspective. Beth Hayden is the author of Pinfluence: The Complete Guide to Marketing Your Business with Pinterest. WOO HOO!! We’ve talked here about how Pinterest has helped some of our clients increase revenue by focusing solely ... Read More
Gini Dietrich

The Three Things, Edition 8

By: Gini Dietrich | November 18, 2012 | 
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Welcome to the eighth edition (!!!) of The Three Things, brought to you by Michael Schechter, Howie Goldfarb, and me. We are four days from Thanksgiving. Are you ready? I haven’t even thought about what I’m cooking this year. I guess I’d better figure it out! For those of you new to this series, The Three Things arrives in your inbox on Sunday mornings (unless you don’t suscribe, ... Read More