Happy Tuesday everyone! Welcome back to the real world. Other than the wind (I keep telling myself the wind makes me super strong on my bike, though it doesn’t really help when you’re riding in it), we had a perfect weekend in Chicago. Hope you did, too! I was catching up on my Google Reader on Friday night and I came across Scott Hepburn’s “Wanna Help ... Read More

Happy Labor Day weekend! When we were kids my dad told us that Labor Day was for work and we’d end up helping in the yard…tilling the garden, mowing the lawn, washing the car, or (sometimes) big projects like laying new concrete. Not our idea of fun. I hope you’re getting off work early today to enjoy your long weekend without working. We close the office ... Read More

Nicole Ashton asks on the Arment Dietrich Facebook wall, “How do we get on the first page of Google without paying an arm and a leg?” I have three resources for her, ranging from free to $500 per month. Which resources do you recommend?? (If you’re receiving this via RSS and can’t view the video, click here)... Read More

Guest post by Mike Schaffer, social media and online marketing manager at Iostudio. Despite the incessant buzz in the marketing industry surrounding Foursquare and Facebook Places, I see four major challenges facing location-based services. For all the hype, only four percent of adults are using these services (not to mention the 84 percent of adults who have no idea what they are). Clearly, not a ton ... Read More

Last week Daniel Hindin and I had a Twitter brainstorm while I was in LA and he was in our office. While we were talking to one another, because it was publicly, a few of our friends jumped in to help. The idea? A round-up of five blogs, articles, videos, podcasts, or columns from the week that you should read/listen to/view. We have decided to do the ... Read More

Guest post by Steve McKee, president of McKee Wallwork Cleveland. We’ve all heard the expression you are what you eat. As a columnist and author, I’ve come to understand in many ways that you are what you write. But social media has given us an entirely new way of understanding our personal brand image: You are what your followers say you are. Currently, more than 100 ... Read More

My good friend Angelica Colantuoni asks, “How important is it to unplug? How often do you unplug to refresh?” My answer is in the video. What say you? (If you can’t view this in your RSS feed, please click here)... Read More

Guest post by Joey Strawn, president of Empty Jar Marketing and blogger at JoeyStrawn.com. I’m about to take you back to the future of social media. Because the future is here. Now. Growing up, my favorite movies dealt with how the future would turn out. I would watch and re-watch “Logan’s Run,” “Blade Runner,” “Star Wars,” and of course, “Back to the Future, Part II.” When ... Read More