It is the constant debate of the marketing industry: should you do spec work? There is a phase in the
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A Real State Of Independence
It’s easy to get caught up in the news. Whether you are celebrating the Fourth of July (and, if you
Continue readingThe One Key To Successful Content
What do you think makes someone’s content relevant? Last night in New York City, the kind people at Google hosted
Continue readingThe New Face Of Content Marketing
How much content is too much content when it comes to a brand? It’s a slippery slope for most brands
Continue readingThe Secret To Getting Picked
Being picked by someone or choosing yourself and leading… which do you choose? It seems like an obvious answer. Any
Continue readingMaybe You Should Quit New Media
If you think it’s dumb, don’t do it. Not many marketing professionals are willing to do that. Recently, I saw
Continue readingFascinating Perspectives On The Future Of Media
It’s Friday night. Your week was probably a long one (it was if you were me). Instead of reading, friending,
Continue readingDoes "Quality" Mean "Paper"?
When people talk about quality journalism, they tend to also mean that it must appear on a dead tree. That’s
Continue readingWhat New Media Has Taught Us About Truth
With each tragedy comes new learning. There is no way to make any sense of the madness that transpired this
Continue readingThe Church And State Of Advertising
Are marketers poisoning the well? When I first started publishing music magazines back in the nineties, I kept running into
Continue readingWhen Traditional Media Fails To Understand New Media
Should you be paid to Blog? If you want to create a lightning rod of discourse in the online channels,
Continue readingDrunk On The Social Media Kool-Aid
It’s hard not to hit a like button and come across a Social Expert, Guru on Ninja. Even the discourse
Continue readingA Story With No End
How would you feel about reading an article in your local newspaper that never ended? It seems like the latest
Continue readingNew Ways Of Working
As much as we embrace change, we are all creatures of habit. Back in 1988, I became interested in actually
Continue readingThe 10 Questions Every Content Creator Must Ask
There are some things you must get out of every interview. There is no doubt that you want to get
Continue readingA Basic PR Blunder That Most PR Professionals Make… Constantly
Public Relation professionals do the darndest things. Some background first: I practiced journalism, worked in communications and did a stint
Continue readingGoogle Zeitgeist 2011
This is the one event that I hope I never have to miss. Last year, I was fortunate enough (re:
Continue readingWhat Does Eight Years Of Blogging Get You?
Eight years ago on this day in 2003, I started Blogging. Here’s some basic info about what has transpired in
Continue reading6 Websites That Deserve Your Attention
What is a Blog? I have no idea anymore. News websites now run on WordPress while Blogs tend to look
Continue readingSix Links Worthy Of Your Attention #62
Is there one link, story, picture or thought that you saw online this week that you think somebody you know
Continue readingOne Step Forward And Fifty Steps Back For Bloggers (And Society)
What year is this? Instead of treating Bloggers as if they’re not capable of reporting the news or having journalistic
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