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Quiet Lately

Brian Harrison — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:05:34 +0000

Yes, things have been fairly quiet around here lately. Between keeping up with the day-to-day, and writing over at Idaho Ad Agencies I’ve fallen behind ’round these parts. I’ll work on changing that soon.

You Should Be Reading: Luckie’s 30-Day Social Media Makeover

Brian Harrison — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:18:21 +0000

David Griner, Social Media Strategist at Luckie & Company, is presenting Luckie’s 30-Day Social Media Makeover on The Social Path. This month-long series of tips is intended to help: 1. Clean up the clutter. 2. Get you feeling re-energized and productive. 3. Improve your search presence and bring continuity to your online identity. 4. Expand how [...]

An Analogy

Brian Harrison — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:42:44 +0000

Let’s say you own, or even work for, a business of some sort. The type of business really doesn’t matter. On any given day, the telephone rings. What do you do? You answer it. Why? Because on the other end of the line could be that important message from an existing customer, a call from [...]

Purple Carrots

Brian Harrison — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:00 +0000

Did you know that historically, the orange carrot was just one of many varieties available? In fact, there was no single color of carrots – they came in several different hues: Orange, white, yellow, red. And yes, even purple. But then something changed. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Dutch growers developed the orange carrot [...]

I’m Presenting at Ignite Boise | 03

Brian Harrison — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:23:16 +0000

I got word this morning that my speaking proposal has been accepted, and I’ll be on stage at Ignite Boise | 03. The topic — Weasel Words: How to Keep from Committing to Anything (Without Even Trying). And now that the initial sensations of shock, fright and terror have somewhat passed, it’s time to get [...]

An Overview: The Basics of Social Media Program Planning

Brian Harrison — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:36:53 +0000

On The BrandBuilder Blog, Oliver Blanchard gives a great overview of and insight into Best Practices for Social Media: The Basics of Program Planning. Included in this overview is a description of the four components of any social media program, and briefly covers each. According to Blanchard, those are Development, integration, management and measurement. This [...]

It’s 3:00 AM. Do you know where your content is?

Brian Harrison — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:10:28 +0000

There was a time, not too terribly long ago, when you could just put some information on your website, people would visit, find it (usually after sitting through a two-minute Flash intro), and then go on with their browsing. Boy how times have changed. These days, if you want your content to be found, not [...]

Shift? Revolution? Pick your label…

Brian Harrison — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:48:25 +0000

Came across this video recently thanks to the fine folks at American Copywriter: The revolution is over, and the naysayers lost. Still think the marketing world hasn’t been changed, or at the very least strongly influenced by the rise of social media? Think again.

The Power of Social Media is NOT What You May Think

Brian Harrison — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:25:55 +0000

For the past few years, and this year in particular, social media has been the darling of the marketing and advertising world. The promise of reaching the customer where they already are online, coupled with meteoric rises in traffic to sites such as Facebook and Twitter have made this realm an incredibly attractive realm for [...]

Signs of Recovery

Brian Harrison — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 20:47:28 +0000

These days, everyone is looking for some sign of recovery, indications that we may have turned the corner, or other signs of light at the end of the tunnel. They’re looking in all sorts of different places — the stock market, housing, advertising, crystal balls, you name it. Sure, you could follow the latest Gallup [...]