by James Ball | Aug 23, 2011 | Events, Networking, Social Media, Technology
It would appear that we are all to receive some earth shattering social media news today at 11a.m. PST (I’ll be sitting at my comp with an hour cleared at 2p.m. EST!). Robert Scoble stated late last night in his Google+ stream that “Google+ has been...
by James Ball | Jul 7, 2011 | Blogging, Email, How To, Infographic, Resources, Social Media, Strategy
The following infographics from Kissmetrics certainly do reveal much. They go a long way toward answering the second most common question that small businesses ask me on a regular basis – “What’s the best time to launch blog posts, tweets, & Facebook status...
by James Ball | Jun 16, 2011 | Case Studies, Facebook, Networking, Resources, Social Media
I am fascinated this morning by a new report today from Pew Internet & American Life Project. The Facebook data alone that is contained in this report should prove to be infinitely valuable to marketers. The data was collected by Princeton Survey Research...
by James Ball | Jun 13, 2011 | Marketing, Social Media, Video
Is social media a fad? This is the question that Erik Qualman set out to answer almost two years ago with his groundbreaking first video, Social Media Revolution. Skillfully put together and jam-packed with statistics that boggle the mind, the first video still moves...
by James Ball | Jun 1, 2011 | Case Studies, Creativity, Marketing, Social Media, Strategy
I want you to take a look today, if you will, at an initiative that was launched yesterday by the fine folks at Seth Godin’s Domino Project. I think that you’ll find some ideas and a chunk of real inspiration here, I know I did. Actually, I’m not even going to be coy...
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...
