On DrivingSales - Social Media and Mobile Shiny Objects
Mobile and social media both have their role in the dealership’s online marketing tool chest, but they will not be the magic silver bullet.
ThankingofYou.com Father’s Day Interview
Don’t miss this Father’s Day interview as we highlight greatness in fatherhood! Eric Glustrom of Boulder, Colorado says his dad played a major role in his ability to now impact the lives of thousands. Glustrom founded Educate! in 2002, at 17, after meeting several refugees his age in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda, who did not have the means to pay for education. Realizing that an... [Read more]
Follow Friday: People to Follow
My Follow Friday list for June 18, 2010, is below. The two people listed are top notch networkers in Cincinnati. Check them out today. As always, you can review my complete list of superb people on my Twitter Follow Friday list. @cincyrecruiter: Despite her exponentially growing popularity, Jennifer McClure is always willing to share her experiences with anyone and help everybody improve themselves.... [Read more]
Memorial Day 2010 Tribute
Image via Wikipedia My Memorial Day 2010 tribute. To my Dad: I wish we would have had a longer time to discuss your experience serving with the military. After your death I found out you were quite an accomplished officer. Thanks so much for defending our country for you, me and your grand-children. Thank you so much for serving our country without question or reservation. We had our ups... [Read more]
Follow Friday: People to Follow
My Follow Friday list is below for the most awesomest people you need to start following. As always, you can review my complete list of Follow Friday Folk on my Follow Friday Twitter List. @bluetoolcrew @searscares: Sears Holdings Corporation is the lone Follow Friday standout for me this week. More specifically, their Sears brand. I experienced some difficulty with a new Craftsman chainsaw I purchased... [Read more]
Stop Daily Blog Posts
Let go of the “Post Every Day” blogging mantra. Bloggers have argued relentlessly about whether to post every day or not. As Lisa Barone points out, this is so Web 1.0. Bloggers believing (or suggesting) that you must post every day usually follow Chris Brogan and Seth Godin religiously. These bloggers are trying to create their blog like Brogan and Godin without realizing the work... [Read more]
Interview: Ryan Landgraff
Ryan Landgraff Background Ryan Landgraff is my guest this week discussing fatherhood, manhood and proper financial stewardship. I met Ryan in the twitterverse. We reviewed each other’s posts periodically and found a common ground in the fatherhood arena. I forget who reached out to who, but nonetheless, we connected. Ryan requested a connection through Skype so we could “met”... [Read more]
Made to Stick - Video Book Review
Cover via Amazon Made to Stick is a book you must pick up now! Leo Durocher never said nice guys finish last. But he is credited with creating the phrase. Sherlock Holmes never said, “Elementary, my dear Watson.”. If you ask most people to name a Sherlock Holmes quote, this would be it. Holmes never said his famous quote. He frequently said, “My dear Watson” and... [Read more]
On DrivingSales - Social Media and Mobile Shiny Objects
I wrote a post discussing the emergence of social media and mobile technologies in the automotive industry at DrivingSales. The post discussed a recent automotive digital marketing conference initially focused on transitioning the dealership of today into the future; however, the conference took a “follow-the-shiny-object” tone. Here’s the first little bit: The internet community... [Read more]