How the Lowes Twitter Team Closed the Sale – A Social Media Case Study

You’re probably not interested in the details of our home improvement nightmare.  Before getting to the marketing point some background will help showcase how the @Lowes Twitter team truly believes in their corporate mission and that they understand how to use social media to grow their business. What Happens When Every Door is a Custom […]

12 CyberMonday Ecommerce and Marketing Failures at Teavana

Let’s get right to the point. Teavana messed up big time on a big promotion and ecommerce day. This post is all based on my personal experience placing an order during a CyberMonday sale. I would love to hear from any marketer who can change my mind on this topic.  Clearly some issues are not […]

Does Social Media Marketing Pay?

Is it possible to measure the ROI of social media marketing activities? The answer is ‘Yes’, ‘No’ and ‘Why’.  Watch this video to get a better understanding of how using social media marketing can grow your business.  This video should also give you a sense of the ROI of your marketing efforts when done correctly. […]

Leverage Social Media Marketing

Over the last few week’s I have been asked by friends and business associates to help them get set up in Social Media so they can market their business.  Helping people market their business is my “gig”.  So I took this opportunity to show them the basics.  During the process it occurred to me that […]

How You Can Connect With Donald Trump and Trump University

Trump University is going social! Here are some terrific ways for you to connect with Trump University their members and fans and even Donald Trump. The Trump University Blog Now you know I had to mention Mr. Trump’s blog. Not only do you get to hear from Donald Trump himself. You also get to read […]

Market Your Business With A Facebook Fan Page

note – updated post to reflect to company in 2010 As a member of Facebook and a fan of a number of pages it seemed like a fun way to keep tabs on various companies and causes.  After reading more about fan pages, understanding their place in the social media world and search marketing it […]