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microMARKETING nyc launch party: be there on Aug 26
I'm sure regular readers are beginning to think I've left marketing for a job in event planning, but bear with me. Now that the book is out (have you purchased your copy yet?) I'm neck deep in putting…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comAugust 6 2010, 8:00am
comments »Are you a microMARKETING prof? You will be after Aug 12.
Ann Handley and friends at MarketingProfs just crammed me into a last minute slot in their Social Media Summer Series of online seminars. I'll do 90 minutes on microMARKETING next Thursday (August 12th, 2010), and all you need…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comAugust 4 2010, 12:58pm
comments »10 of you will join microMARKETING's Amazon review crew
Today, Amazon started shipping readers their copies of microMARKETING: Get Big Results by Thinking and Acting Small. I'm sure B&N, Borders and 800-CEO-READ aren't far behind. So I suppose I should say: I'm pleased to announce that…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comJuly 26 2010, 7:06pm
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July 23 2010, 5:31am
comments » Doughnuts and marketing in New York City
Yesterday, I spent some time with Darryl Ohrt and his team when the Humongo Nation tour stopped in New York City. We ate doughnuts and chatted a bit about microMARKETING. Humongo has posted a video of highlights from…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comJuly 22 2010, 11:14am
comments »Social business and the balanced brand
Last week, Comcast's Twitter man Frank Eliason (better known as @comcastcares) announced that he would be leaving his post at the nation's biggest cable provider for a similar social media job at Citigroup. As @comcastcares Frank not…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comJuly 20 2010, 9:12am
comments »Austin microMARKETING meet-up on July 27th
For any readers that might live or work in Austin, Powered is hosting a meet-up to celebrate the upcoming release of microMARKETING: Get Big Results by Thinking and Acting Small. The event will take place from 6p-8p (Central)…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comJuly 14 2010, 1:03pm
comments »New! Improved! Bigger! Biggest! Best! Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger! Superlatives and dramatic (but ultimately vague, largely unsubstantiated, and often asterisked into oblivion with disclaimers) claims have long been mainstays of traditional marketing. They have no place in…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comJune 9 2010, 6:50am
comments »microMARKETING live at Brand ManageCamp 2010
I speak at a lot of events, but few stand out for me like Brand ManageCamp. I first spoke at BMC in 2007, and found it to be chock full of great people sharing thought provoking ideas from…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comMay 9 2010, 6:36pm
comments »Like lots of publishers, I'm testing out Facebook's new open graph take on the social web. You can now "like" this blog by clicking the button near the top of the middle column. From what I've gleaned,…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comMay 5 2010, 7:35pm
comments »Your green can pump some life into 'Killer Green'
With social media usage approaching something like ubiquity, it's not surprising to see creative endeavors that are are hatched and nurtured in social find their way into the more traditional mainstream media. To name just a few: Twitter's…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comApril 28 2010, 12:01pm
comments »Sell your car like a pro(sumer)
Confession: I've never bought or sold a used car. Sure, I've traded in a car or two at a local dealership but I've never had the time, patience or inclination to deal with auto listings (online or offline)…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comApril 16 2010, 9:36am
comments »We aren't what we do. We should do what we are.
I sent my colleague Amadeo Plaza to PSFK Conference 2010 last week and he has repaid me by suggesting I bust out my synthesizers and cut some new tracks. Well, sorta... Over on his blog (you should subscribe)…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comApril 13 2010, 7:04am
comments »What's the opposite of grand, Hyatt?
This past Friday, I met a conference organizer at the Grand Hyatt in New York City to shoot a quick, two-minute promo video for his upcoming event. (I'll hold off on saying which organizer and which conference…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comApril 7 2010, 10:02am
comments »PSFK Conference NY: are you attending? You should be.
PSFK and me -- we go way back, yo. I attended the trend site's first NY Conference a couple of years ago and walked out with more good ideas than I usually come across in a month. The…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comMarch 31 2010, 7:08am
comments »See and be seen on the SXSW scene... on southby.tv
I'm posting this from Austin where I'll spend the next few days working out of the Powered home office and catching as much of the SXSWi experience as I can swing. I haven't planned out a schedule of…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comMarch 11 2010, 10:38pm
comments »The social media deadzone: why only tools focus on tools
This morning I happened across the above graphic in an older Center Networks post and it triggered a quick thought on a familiar theme. I have often chided marketers for focusing too much on specific tools, platforms,…
jane_quigley » google.comJanuary 27 2010, 6:54am
comments »Will we finally stop screwing around with social in 2010?
It has been at least a couple of years since I've done a proper "predictions" post, although last year I contributed to a fantastic 2009 predictions ebook that Peter Kim pulled together. This year I contributed to…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comJanuary 12 2010, 6:47am
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January 11 2010, 7:25am
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January 5 2010, 7:03pm
comments » You might have noticed that things have been a tad quiet 'round these parts for the past few weeks, but I might as well make it official... I'm taking a bit of a break from blogging until…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comDecember 29 2009, 3:01pm
comments »What are your plans for 2010? How about for Dec 16th, 2009?
It's hard to believe the year is almost over, isn't it? Although December has only just begun, some are no doubt already gearing up for that one magical moment when they can get drunk on champagne, count backwards…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comDecember 3 2009, 8:25am
comments »Here a friend, there a friend, everywhere a friend, friend...
Just before Thanksgiving, I posed a question to my Twitter followers: "Has social networking made 'friendship' the highest form of interpersonal relationship? Or has it all but stripped the term of its meaning?" I suppose this was a…
greg_verdino » gregverdino.typepad.comNovember 30 2009, 5:51pm
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November 28 2009, 6:35am
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