by James Ball | May 31, 2011 | Facebook, Infographic, Listening, Marketing, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter
Look, there, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane…no, it’s a lady swinging from the top of the highest windmill over Farmville. She’s singing the praises of her beloved brands…and she’s mine. I found her first! For those of you who may be new to the pro-active... by James Ball | Apr 18, 2011 | Advice, Case Studies, Listening, Resources, Social Media, Strategy, Twitter
It’s been quite a while since I put this presentation together for a webinar aimed at small businesses that were new to social media marketing. Today I realized that I never uploaded this deck to Slideshare…nor did I share it anywhere else for that matter. Small... by James Ball | Jun 24, 2010 | How To, Listening, Location Based, Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Strategy
I’m traveling down this road today assuming that you know what Twitter and Foursquare are…and that you use them. I’m throwing in TweetDeck here to tie these two together. I hope that it helps to make some sense out of how all of this can work together to increase... by James Ball | Feb 8, 2010 | Case Studies, Listening, Marketing, Resources, Social Media, Twitter
Today is part observation, part case study. I want to share a few thoughts about one of the big guns in the social media space; I want to talk a little about Home Depot. I want to talk about Home Depot because they are doing it right, and because today, they are less... by James Ball | Feb 2, 2010 | How To, Listening, Networking, Social Media
I’m witnessing a wonderfully low-tech trend lately, and it’s happening in some pretty high-tech environments. I’m talking about good old fashioned note taking…like, on paper and stuff. I’m even seeing more scribbles, doodles, and downright art in the margins. Be still... by James Ball | Jan 27, 2010 | Commenting, Community, Listening, Networking, Social Media
Last night, while reading a Business.com report called Social Media Best Practices: Question & Answer Forums, (report available for download near bottom of page) I came upon this quote on page thirty, and it prompted today’s post: “Use Your Network – You...
